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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended November 2, 2024

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission file number 000-06506

NOBILITY HOMES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida

59-1166102

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

3741 S.W. 7th Street

Ocala, Florida

34474

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(352) 732-5157

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each/Exchange on

Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value

 

NOBH

 

OTCQX

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large, accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large, accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

Large, accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (646,134) shares), based on the closing price of $32.00 on the over-the-counter market on May 4, 2024 (the last business day of the second quarter of fiscal 2024), was approximately $20.7 million. The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

 

 


 

 

 

 

Title of Class

 

Shares Outstanding on January 30, 2025

Common Stock

 

3,268,829

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

 

 

Title

 

Form 10-K

Definitive proxy statement for Annual Meeting of

Shareholders to be held March 14, 2025

 

 

Part III, Items 10-14


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Form
10-K

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Business

2

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

4

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comment

4

Item 1C.

Cybersecurity

4

Item 2.

Properties

6

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

6

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

6

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities

7

Item 6.

Reserved

7

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

8

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

13

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

14

 

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm-Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

15

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

17

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

18

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

19

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

20

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

21

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

32

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

32

Item 9B.

Other Information

32

Item 9C.

Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that prevent Inspections

32

 

 

 

 

PART III

 

 

 

 

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

33

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

33

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

33

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

34

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

34

 

 

 

 

PART IV

 

 

 

 

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

35

 

(a) Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules

35

 

(b) Exhibits

35

Item 16.

Form 10-K Summary

36

Signatures

 

37

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Nobility Homes, Inc., a Florida corporation incorporated in 1967, designs, manufactures and sells a broad line of manufactured and modular homes through its own retail sales centers throughout Florida. Nobility also sells its manufactured homes on a wholesale basis to independent manufactured home retail dealers and manufactured home communities. All references in this annual report on Form 10-K to “Nobility,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Nobility Homes, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context otherwise suggests.

Manufactured Homes

Nobility’s homes are available in approximately 100 active models sold under the trade names “Kingswood,” “Richwood,” “Tropic Isle,” “Regency Manor,” and “Tropic Manor.” The homes, ranging in size from 464 to 2,800 square feet and containing from one to five bedrooms, are available in:

Single-wide widths of 14 and 16 feet ranging from 35 to 72 feet in length.
Double-wide widths of 20, 24, 26, 28 and 32 feet ranging from 32 to 72 feet in length.
Triple-wide widths of 42 feet ranging from 60 to 72 feet in length.
Quad unit with 2 sections 28 feet wide from 40 to 48 feet long and 2 sections 28 feet wide by 52 feet long.

Our floor plans can be built as an on-frame modular home. We have been approved to build A.N.S.I. (American National Standards Institute) Park models less than 400 square feet and exposure D homes.

Nobility’s homes are sold primarily as unfurnished dwellings ready for permanent occupancy. Interiors are designed and color coordinated in a range of decors. Depending on the size of the unit and quality of appliances and other appointments, retail prices for Nobility’s homes typically range from approximately $90,000 to $250,000. Most of the prices of Nobility’s homes are considered by it to be within the low to medium price range of the industry.

Nobility’s manufacturing plant utilizes assembly line techniques in manufactured home production. The plant manufactures and assembles the floors, sidewalls, end walls, roofs and interior cabinets for their homes. Nobility purchases, from outside suppliers, various other components that are built into its homes including the axles, frames, tires, doors, windows, pre-finished sidings, plywood, ceiling panels, lumber, rafters, insulation, gypsum board, appliances, lighting and plumbing fixtures, carpeting and draperies. Nobility is not dependent upon any one particular supplier for its raw materials or component parts and is not required to carry significant amounts of inventory to assure itself of a continuous allotment of goods from suppliers. Nobility continues to experience limitations being placed on certain key production materials from suppliers, the delay or lack of key components from vendors as well as back orders, delayed shipments, price increases and labor shortages.

Nobility generally does not manufacture its homes to be held by it as inventory (except for model home inventory of its wholly owned retail network subsidiary, Prestige Home Centers, Inc. ("Prestige")), but, rather, manufactures its homes after receipt of orders. Although Nobility attempts to maintain a consistent level of production of homes throughout the fiscal year, seasonal fluctuations do occur, with sales of homes generally lower during the first fiscal quarter due to the holiday season.

The sales area for a manufactured home manufacturer is limited by substantial delivery costs of the finished product. Nobility’s homes are delivered by outside trucking companies. Nobility estimates that it can compete effectively within a range of approximately 350 miles from its manufacturing plant in Ocala, Florida. Substantially all of Nobility’s sales are made in Florida.

Retail Sales

Prestige, our wholly owned subsidiary, operates ten retail sales centers in north and central Florida. Sales by Prestige accounted for 88% of Nobility’s sales during fiscal years 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Each of Prestige’s retail sales centers are located within 350 miles of Nobility’s Ocala manufacturing facility. Prestige owns the real estate at eight of its retail sales centers and leases the remaining two retail sales centers from unaffiliated parties.

The primary customers of Prestige are home buyers who generally purchase manufactured homes to place on their own home sites. Prestige operates its retail sales centers with a model home concept. Each of the homes displayed at its retail sales centers is furnished

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and decorated as a model home. Although the model homes may be purchased from Prestige’s model home inventory, generally, customers order homes which are shipped directly from the factory to their home site. Prestige sales generally are to purchasers living within a radius of approximately 100 miles from the selling retail lot. The Company’s internet-based marketing program generates numerous leads which are directed to the Prestige retail sales centers to assist a potential buyer in purchasing a home.

The retail sale of manufactured homes is a highly competitive business. Because of the number of retail sales centers located throughout Nobility’s market area, potential customers typically can find several sales centers within a 100-mile radius of their present home. Prestige competes with over 80 other retailers in its primary market area, some of which may have greater financial resources than Prestige. In addition, manufactured homes offered by Prestige compete with site-built housing.

Prestige does not itself finance customers’ new home purchases. Financing for home purchases has historically been available from other independent sources that specialize in manufactured housing lending and banks that finance manufactured home purchases. Prestige and Nobility are not required to sign any recourse agreements with any of these retail financing sources.

Insurance and Financial Services

Mountain Financial, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Prestige, is an independent insurance agent and licensed mortgage loan originator. Its principal activity is providing retail insurance services, which involves placing various types of insurance, including property and casualty, automobile and extended home warranty coverage, with insurance underwriters on behalf of its Prestige customers in connection with their purchase and financing of manufactured homes. As agent, we solely assist our customers in obtaining various types of insurance and extended warranty coverage with insurance underwriters. As such, we have no agreements with homeowners and/or third-party insurance companies other than agency agreements with various insurance carriers. The Company provides appropriate reserves for policy cancellations based on numerous factors, including past transaction history with customers, historical experience and other information, which is periodically evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary. In the opinion of management, no reserve was deemed necessary for policy cancellations for fiscal years 2024 and 2023.

Wholesale Sales to Manufactured Home Communities

Nobility also sells its homes on a wholesale basis through two full-time salespersons to approximately 30 manufactured home communities and independent dealers. Nobility continues to seek new opportunities in the areas in which it operates, as there is ongoing turnover in the manufactured home communities as they achieve full occupancy levels. As is common in the industry, most of Nobility’s independent dealers sell homes produced by several manufacturers.

Nobility does not generally offer consigned inventory programs or other credit terms to its independent dealers and ordinarily receives payment for its homes within 15 to 30 days of delivery. However, Nobility may offer extended terms to manufactured home community dealers who do a high volume of business with Nobility. In order to stimulate sales, Nobility sells homes for display to related party manufactured home communities on extended terms and recognizes revenue when the homes are sold to the end users. The high visibility of Nobility’s homes in such communities generates additional sales of its homes through such dealers.

Regulation

The manufacture, distribution and sale of homes are subject to governmental regulation at the federal, state and local levels. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has adopted national construction and safety standards that preempt state standards. HUD regulations require that manufactured homes be constructed to more stringent wind load and thermal standards. Compliance with these standards involves approval by a HUD approved engineering firm of engineering plans and specifications on all models. HUD has also promulgated rules requiring producers of manufactured homes to utilize wood products certified by their suppliers to meet HUD’s established limits on formaldehyde emissions. HUD’s standards also require periodic inspection by state or other third-party inspectors of plant facilities and construction procedures, as well as inspection of manufactured home units during construction. In addition, some components of manufactured homes may also be subject to Consumer Product Safety Commission standards and recall requirements. Modular homes manufactured by Nobility are required to comply with the Florida Building Code established by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations.

Nobility estimates that compliance with federal, state and local environmental protection laws will have no material effect upon capital expenditures for plant or equipment modifications or earnings for the next fiscal year.

The transportation of manufactured homes is subject to state regulation. Generally, special permits must be obtained to transport the home over public highways and restrictions are imposed to promote travel safety including restrictions relating to routes, travel periods, speed limits, safety equipment and size.

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Nobility homes are subject to the requirements of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Federal Trade Commission rulings which regulate warranties on consumer products. Nobility provides a limited warranty of one year on the structural components of its homes.

We have experienced unprecedented inflation and shortages in many material products, and difficulty in hiring additional and retaining production workers, with no immediate relief in sight, that have resulted in corresponding increases to our material and labor costs. The Company is monitoring these issues and has adjusted our selling prices accordingly to help offset the higher costs.

Competition

The manufactured home industry is highly competitive. The initial investment required for entry into the business of manufacturing homes is not unduly large. State bonding requirements for entry into the business vary from state to state. The bond requirement for Florida is $50,000. Nobility competes directly with other manufacturers, some of whom are both considerably larger and possess greater financial resources than Nobility. Nobility estimates that of the 18 manufacturers selling in the state, approximately 9 manufacture homes of the same type as Nobility and compete in the same market area. Nobility believes that it is generally competitive with most of those manufacturers in terms of price, service, warranties and product performance.

Employees

As of January 6, 2025, the Company had 144 full-time employees, including 35 employed by Prestige. 88 employees are factory personnel compared to 85 in such positions a year ago and 62 are in management, administrative, supervisory, sales and clerical positions compared to 57 a year ago. In addition, Nobility employs part-time employees when necessary.

The Company has managerial, administrative, supervisory, sales and manufacturing employees. We have a focus on safety and being drug free in our manufacturing operations.

Historically, we have had low turnover rates with our non-manufacturing employees. It is currently difficult for us to attract long-term quality employees for our manufacturing operations. We have experienced disruption in production as a result of our inability to find and retain manufacturing labor. We are using different hiring practices such as work release programs and employment services to reduce the turnover. However, we are still experiencing a shortage of new qualified factory production employees and continue to incur turnover of existing employees.

Nobility makes contributions toward employees’ group health and life insurance. Nobility, which is not subject to any collective bargaining agreements, has not experienced any work stoppage or labor disputes and considers its relationship with employees to be generally satisfactory.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 1C. Cybersecurity

 

The Company's senior management is actively involved in oversight of the Company’s risks and cybersecurity represents an important component of the Company’s overall approach to enterprise risk management (“ERM”). In general, the Company seeks to address cybersecurity risks through an approach that is focused on preserving the confidentiality, security and availability of the information that the Company collects and stores by identifying, preventing and mitigating cybersecurity threats and effectively responding to cybersecurity incidents when they occur.

Risk Management and Strategy

The Company’s cybersecurity program is focused on the following key areas:

Technical Safeguards: The Company deploys technical safeguards that are designed to protect the Company’s information systems from cybersecurity threats, including two factors: authentication, firewalls, anti-malware functionality, email threat protection and access controls, which are evaluated and improved through vulnerability assessments.

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Third-Party Risk Management: The Company maintains a risk-based approach to identifying and overseeing cybersecurity risks presented by third parties, including vendors, service providers and other external users of the Company’s systems, as well as the systems of third parties that could adversely impact on our business in the event of a cybersecurity incident affecting those third-party systems.

Education and Awareness: The Company provides training, support and alerts for personnel regarding cybersecurity threats to equip the Company’s personnel with effective tools to address cybersecurity threats, and to communicate the Company’s evolving information security policies, standards, processes and practices.

Governance

Senior management, in coordination with the Company’s third-party service providers specializing in information technology, works collaboratively across the Company to implement a program designed to protect the Company’s information systems from cybersecurity threats and to promptly respond to any cybersecurity incidents. Through ongoing communications with third party service providers, Senior Management monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity threats and incidents.

Cybersecurity incidents have not materially affected the Company's results of operations or financial condition, but we cannot provide assurance that they will not be materially affected in the future by such risks or any future material incidents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 2. Properties

As of January 30, 2025, Nobility owned one manufacturing plant as follows:

 

Location

 

Approximate Size

3741 SW 7th Street Ocala, Florida

 

72,000 sq. ft.

 

Nobility’s Ocala facility is located on approximately 35.5 acres of land on which an additional two-story structure adjoining the plant serves as Nobility’s corporate offices. The plant, which is of metal construction, is in good condition and requires little maintenance. The Company in 2024 completed an 11,900 square foot frame shop constructed of concrete block and metal to manufacture steel frames for our homes, on our current manufacturing plant property in Ocala, Florida.

Prestige owns the real estate on which it’s Ocala South, Ocala North, Auburndale, Inverness, Tavares, Panama City, Yulee and Punta Gorda, Florida retail sales centers are located. Prestige leases the property for its other two retail sales centers located in Chiefland and Hudson, Florida.

Certain claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business have been filed or are pending against the Company. In the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company does not maintain casualty insurance on some of its property, including the inventory at its retail centers, its plant machinery and plant equipment and is at risk for those types of losses.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information

The Company’s common stock currently trades under the symbol NOBH on the OTCQX market. Any over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

Holders

At January 30, 2025 the approximate number of holders on record of common stock was 84 (not including individual participants in security position listings).

Dividends

The Board of Directors declared a one-time cash dividend of $1.50 per common share for fiscal year 2023 paid to stockholders of record as of March 25, 2024, and a one-time cash dividend of $1.00 per common share for fiscal year 2022 paid to stockholders of record as of March 20, 2023. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the fourth quarter ended November 2, 2024.

In December 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock during fiscal year 2024 on the open market. There was no shares of its common stock purchased in fiscal year 2024.

The Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock during fiscal year 2023 on the open market. During the twelve months ended November 4, 2023, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 102,083 shares of common stock including 100,000 shares of common stock from its President. See note 4 "Related Party Transactions" to the Company’s financial statements included herein.

Item 6. Reserved

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

Nobility focuses on home buyers who generally purchase their manufactured homes from retail sales centers to locate on property they own. Nobility has aggressively pursued this market through its Prestige retail sales centers. While Nobility actively seeks to make wholesale sales to independent retail dealers, its presence as a competitor limits potential sales to dealers located in the same geographic areas serviced by its Prestige retail sales centers.

Nobility has aggressively targeted the retirement community market, which is made up of retirees moving to Florida and typically purchasing homes to be located on sites leased from park communities offering a variety of amenities. Sales are not limited by the presence of the Company’s Prestige retail sales centers in this type of arrangement, as the retirement community sells homes only within their community.

Nobility has a product line of approximately 100 active models. Although market demand can fluctuate on a fairly short-term basis, the manufacturing process is such that Nobility can alter its product mix relatively quickly in response to changes in the market. During fiscal years 2024 and 2023, Nobility continued to experience consumer demand for affordable manufactured homes in Florida. Our three-, four- and five-bedroom manufactured homes are favored by families, compared with the one, two and three-bedroom homes that typically appeal to the retirement buyers who reside in the manufactured housing communities.

In an effort to make manufactured homes more competitive with site-built housing, financing packages are available through third-party lenders to provide (1) 30-year financing, (2) an interest rate reduction program (buy-down), (3) combination land/manufactured home loans, and (4) a 5% down payment program for qualified buyers.

Prestige maintains several outside financing sources that provide financing to retail homebuyers for its manufactured homes. The Company continually tries to develop relationships with new lenders, since established lenders will occasionally leave manufactured home lending. The lack of lenders in our industry, partly as a result of an increase in government regulations, still affects our results by limiting many affordable manufactured housing buyers from purchasing homes. In addition, rising interest rates have slowed the demand for retail homebuyers.

Prestige’s wholly owned subsidiary, Mountain Financial, Inc., is an independent insurance agent and licensed loan originator. Mountain Financial provides automobile insurance, extended warranty coverage and property and casualty insurance to Prestige customers in connection with their purchase and financing of manufactured homes as well as to other non-Prestige customers.

The interest rate environment’s future impact on the overall housing market and other factors impacting the Company, such as production work force and supply of certain building products are difficult to forecast for fiscal year 2025. These factors have had a negative impact on customer traffic (and corresponding sales) within our sales centers, operations of the manufacturing facility and our business partners throughout fiscal years 2024 and 2023.

In fiscal year 2024, Prestige purchased from other manufacturers 18 new homes for an aggregate of ($1,859,175) for custom ordered presold homes and in fiscal year 2023 purchased 44 new homes from other manufacturers for an aggregate of ($4,432,483) to help eliminate the backlog from Nobility. Prestige has 73 new homes purchase for an aggregate of ($5,969,523) from Nobility and outside manufacturers, that are included in inventory and are in the field, waiting to be completed and closed as of November 2, 2024.

Nobility believes that being located in Florida offers a number of advantages such as an increasing population, a low-tax and business friendly state government. However, Nobility is also aware of climate-related risks such as hurricanes, tornados, sea-level rise, flooding and wildfires which are prone to occur in Florida. To date, management does not believe these climate-related risks have adversely impacted the Company. However, if such climate-related events impacted the Company’s manufacturing or sales facilities or deter future population growth in Florida, the Company would be adversely impacted.

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the first Saturday on or after October 31. The year ended November 2, 2024 (fiscal year 2024) consisted of a fifty-two-week period and the year ended November 4, 2023 (fiscal year 2023) consisted of a fifty-two-week period.

Results of Operations

Total net sales in fiscal year 2024 were $51,933,622 compared to $63,318,392 in fiscal year 2023. The Company reported net income of $8,611,262 in fiscal year 2024, compared to a net income of $10,898,864 in fiscal year 2023. Net sales decreased in fiscal year 2024 as compared to the prior year because of the decrease in the number of retail homes sold and manufactured. In addition, we are building and selling lower-priced homes due to the higher interest rates on mortgages that we believe are negatively impacting sales as compared to the prior years. There also remain delays in the receipt of certain key production materials from suppliers, back orders,

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price increases and labor shortages which continue to cause delays in the completion of the homes at our manufacturing facility and the set-up process of retail homes in the field. Our inability to timely deliver and set up homes to customers has negatively impacted sales and earnings. We expect these challenges will continue into fiscal year 2025. The Company also continues to experience inflation in several building products resulting in increases in our material and labor costs which may increase the wholesale and retail selling prices of our homes. We believe that potential customers have delayed or deferred purchasing decisions when considering the interest rate environment.

The current demand for affordable manufactured housing in Florida and the U.S. is slowing, which we believe is because of the increased interest rate environment. According to the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, shipments for the industry in Florida for the period from November 2023 through October 2024 declined by approximately 3% from the same period last year.

The following table summarizes certain key sales statistics and percent of gross profit for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

New homes sold through Company owned sales centers

 

 

295

 

 

 

367

 

Pre-owned homes sold through Company owned sales centers

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

Homes sold to independent dealers

 

 

129

 

 

 

169

 

Total new factory built homes produced

 

 

404

 

 

 

470

 

Average new manufactured home price - retail

 

$

150,219

 

 

$

147,583

 

Average new manufactured home price - wholesale

 

$

68,551

 

 

$

72,612

 

As a percent of net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit from the Company owned retail sales centers

 

 

23

%

 

 

23

%

Gross profit from the manufacturing facilities - including intercompany sales

 

 

23

%

 

 

24

%

 

Maintaining our strong financial position is vital for future growth and success. Our many years of experience in the Florida market, combined with home buyers’ increased need for more affordable housing, should serve the Company well in the coming years. Management remains convinced that our specific geographic market is one of the best long-term growth areas in the country.

On June 5, 2024, we celebrated our 57th anniversary in business specializing in the design and production of quality, affordable manufactured and modular homes. With multiple retail sales centers in Florida for over 34 years and an insurance agency subsidiary, we are the only vertically integrated manufactured home company headquartered in Florida.

Insurance agent commissions in fiscal year 2024 were $342,254 compared to $340,565 in fiscal year 2023. Revenues are generated by new and renewal policies being written which affects agent commission earned. We have established appropriate reserves for policy cancellations based on numerous factors, including past transaction history with customers, historical experience and other information, which is periodically evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary. In the opinion of management, no reserve was deemed necessary for policy cancellations at November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

Cost of goods sold includes manufacturing costs such as: (1) materials, material variance and discounts, freight-in (2) direct and indirect labor-factory production (3) manufacturing expenses: (a) factory occupancy; depreciation of building and equipment, equipment rental, factory supplies and tools, repair/maintenance of building and equipment, rubbish disposal and utilities (b) salary and salary related; supervision, maintenance, purchasing, payroll taxes, group insurance and workmen’s compensation (c) delivery costs (d) home service costs; salaries servicemen and office personnel, home repair contractors and materials, service vans expense for gas/maintenance and servicemen travel expenses (e) other manufacturing expenses; employee benefits, factory gas, oil, insurance, licenses and taxes and professional services. Post manufacturing cost of goods sold at our retail model centers may include appliances, air conditioners, electrical and plumbing hook-ups, furniture, insurance, impact and permit fees, land and home fees, manufactured home, service warranty, setup contractor, interior drywall finish, setup display, skirting, steps, well, septic tank and other expenses.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 34% in fiscal year 2024 and in fiscal year 2023. Our gross profit was $17,424,077 for fiscal year 2024 compared to $21,487,885 for fiscal year 2023. The gross profit is dependent on the sales mix of wholesale and retail homes and number of pre-owned homes sold. The gross profit as a percentage of net sales remained consistent due to increases in our selling prices to offset the higher inflation costs of building products and labor cost on each home and the increase in the average gross profit at our retail sales centers.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses at our manufacturing facility include salaries, professional services, advertising and promotions, corporate expenses, employee benefits, office equipment and supplies and utilities. Selling, general and administrative expenses at our retail sales center include advertising, retail sales centers expenses, salary and salary related, professional fees, corporate expense, employee benefit, office equipment and supplies, utilities and travel. Selling, general and administrative expenses at the insurance company include advertising, professional fees and office supplies.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales was 15% in fiscal year 2024 compared to 13% in fiscal year 2023. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7,842,626 for fiscal year 2024 compared to $8,087,534 for fiscal year 2023. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales increased due to additional costs incurred with respect to the Company's audit, the decrease in sales at the manufacturing plant and retail sales centers and the fixed costs associated with many of the expenses.

The Company earned interest in the amount of $1,126,951 in fiscal year 2024 compared to $803,622 in fiscal year 2023. Interest income is dependent on our cash balance and available rates of return. The increase during 2024 is primarily due to the increase in the monies invested.

The Company earned $96,323 from its joint venture, Majestic 21, in fiscal year 2024 compared to $104,306 in fiscal year 2023. The earnings from Majestic 21 represent the allocation of profit and losses which are owned 50% by 21st Mortgage Corporation and 50% by the Company. The earnings from the Majestic 21 loan portfolio could vary year to year, but overall, the earnings will continue to decrease due to the amortization, maturity and payoff of the loans.

We received $147,155 in fiscal year 2024 and $239,736 in fiscal year 2023 under an escrow arrangement related to a Finance Revenue Sharing Agreement (FRSA) between 21st Mortgage Corporation and the Company. The distributions from the escrow account, related to certain loans financed by 21st Mortgage Corporation, are recorded in income by the Company as received, which has been the Company’s past practice due to the uncertainty of the receipts. The earnings overall from the FRSA loan portfolio will continue to decrease due to the amortization and payoff of the loans.

The Company realized pre-tax income of $11,471,949 in fiscal year 2024 compared to a pre-tax income of $14,579,429 in fiscal year 2023.

The Company recorded an income tax expense of $2,860,687 in fiscal year 2024 compared to $3,680,565 in fiscal year 2023.

Net income in fiscal year 2024 was $8,611,262 or $2.63 per basic and diluted share and net income in fiscal year 2023 was $10,898,864 or $3.27 per basic and diluted share.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents were $13,521,296 at November 2, 2024 compared to $13,879,358 at November 4, 2023. Certificates of deposit were $13,021,839 at November 2, 2024 compared to $10,204,287 at November 4, 2023. Short-term investments were $680,017 at November 2, 2024 compared to $527,899 at November 4, 2023. Working capital was $42,927,149 at November 2, 2024 compared to $37,746,552 at November 4, 2023. In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company received a distribution of $1.6 million from 21st Mortgage Corporation, representing our share of excess capital in the portfolio. A cash dividend was paid from our cash reserves in April 2024 in the amount of $1.50 per share ($4,903,243) and in April 2023 in the amount of $1.00 per share ($3,370,912). During fiscal 2023, the Company repurchased an aggregate 102,083 shares of its common stock for ($2,853,981). In fiscal year 2024, Prestige purchased from other manufacturers 18 new homes for an aggregate of ($1,859,175) for custom ordered presold homes and in fiscal year 2023 purchased 44 new homes from other manufacturers for an aggregate of ($4,432,483) to help eliminate the backlog from Nobility. Prestige has 73 new homes purchase for an aggregate of ($5,969,523) from Nobility and outside manufacturers, that are included in inventory and are in the field, waiting to be completed and closed as of the year end 2024. Prestige new home inventory was $18,475,932 at November 2, 2024 compared to $18,961,131 at November 4, 2023. We own the entire inventory for our Prestige retail sales centers which includes new, pre-owned and repossessed or foreclosed homes and do not incur any third-party floor plan financing expenses. The Company built a 11,900 square foot building at our manufacturing facility with equipment to manufacture steel frames for our homes, which was completed in fiscal 2024 for an approximate cost of $1,752,600 for the building and equipment.

The Company currently has no line of credit facility and no debt and does not believe that such a facility is currently necessary for its operations. The Company also has approximately $4.5 million of cash surrender value of life insurance which it would be able to access as an additional source of liquidity though the Company has not currently viewed this to be necessary. As of November 2,

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2024, the Company continued to report a strong balance sheet which included total assets of approximately $66.6 million which was funded primarily by stockholders’ equity of approximately $56.6 million.

Looking ahead, the Company’s strong balance sheet and significant cash reserves accumulated in profitable years has allowed the Company to remain sufficiently liquid to allow the continuation of operations and should enable the Company to take advantage of any market opportunities. Management believes it has sufficient levels of liquidity as of the date of the filing of this Form 10-K to allow the Company to operate into the foreseeable future.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company applies judgment and estimates, which may have a material effect in the eventual outcome of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, accounts receivable, inventory and goodwill. The following explains the basis and the procedure where judgment and estimates are applied.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue from its retail sales of new manufactured homes upon the occurrence of the following:

Its receipt of a down payment,
Construction of the home is complete,
Home has been delivered and set up at the retail home buyer’s site and title has been transferred to the retail home buyer,
Remaining funds have been released by the finance company (financed sales transaction), remaining funds have been committed by the finance company by an agreement with respect to financing obtained by the customer, usually in the form of a written approval for permanent home financing received from a lending institution, (financed construction sales transaction) or cash has been received from the home buyer (cash sales transaction), and
Completion of any other significant obligations.

The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of the repurchased homes upon transfer of title to the new purchaser.

The Company recognizes revenue from its independent dealers upon receiving wholesale floor plan financing or establishing retail credit approval for terms, shipping of the home and transferring title and risk of loss to the independent dealer. For wholesale shipments to independent dealers, the Company has no obligation to set up the home or to complete any other significant obligations.

Sales of homes to affiliated entities that are subject to contingent payment terms are considered inventory consignment arrangements. Revenue from such arrangements is recognized when the homes are sold to the end users and payment is collected by the affiliated entity.

See Note 4 “Related Party Transactions” to the Company’s financial statement included herein

The Company recognizes revenue from its wholly owned subsidiary, Mountain Financial, Inc., as follows: commission income (and fees in lieu of commissions) is recorded as of the effective date of insurance coverage or the commission receipt date, whichever is later. Commissions on premiums billed and collected directly by insurance companies are recorded as revenue when received which, in many cases, is the Company’s first notification of amounts earned due to the lack of policy and renewal information. Contingent commissions are recorded as revenue when received. Contingent commissions are commissions paid by insurance underwriters and are based on the estimated profit and/or overall volume of business placed with the underwriter. The data necessary for the calculation of contingent commissions cannot be reasonably obtained prior to the receipt of the commission which, in many cases, is the Company’s first notification of amounts earned. The Company provides appropriate reserves for policy cancellations based on numerous factors, including past transaction history with customers, historical experience and other information, which is periodically evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary. In the opinion of management, no reserve was deemed necessary for policy cancellations on November 2, 2024 or November 4, 2023.

Inventories – New home inventory is carried at a lower of cost or net realizable value. Capitalized manufacturing costs on retail manufactured homes built by the Company are valued at manufacturing cost, including materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead, or net purchase price if acquired from unaffiliated third parties. The cost of finished home inventories determined on the specific identification method is removed from inventories and recorded as a component of cost of sales at the time revenue is recognized.

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Under the specific identification method, if finished home inventory can be sold for a profit there is no basis to write down the inventory below the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Other pre-owned homes are acquired (Repossessions Inventory) as a convenience to the Company’s joint venture partner, 21st Mortgage Corporation. This inventory has been repossessed by 21st Mortgage Corporation or through mortgage foreclosure. The Company acquired this inventory at the amount of the uncollected balance of the financing at the time of the foreclosure/repossessions by 21st Mortgage Corporation. The Company records this inventory at a cost determined by the specific identification method. All of the refurbishment costs are paid by 21st Mortgage Corporation. This arrangement assists 21st Mortgage Corporation with liquidation of their repossessed inventory. The timing of these repurchases by the Company is unpredictable as it is based on the repossessions 21st Mortgage Corporation incurs in the portfolio. When the home is sold, the Company retains the cost of the home, an interest factor on the cost of the home and a sales commission, from the sales proceeds. Any additional proceeds are paid to 21st Mortgage. Any shortfall from the proceeds to cover these amounts is paid by 21st Mortgage to the Company. As the Company has no risk of loss on the sale, there is no valuation allowance necessary for repossessions inventory.

Inventory held at consignment locations by affiliated entities is included in the Company’s inventory on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Pre-owned homes are also taken as trade-ins on new home sales (Trade-in Inventory). This inventory is recorded at estimated actual wholesale value, which is generally lower than market value, determined on the specific identification method, plus refurbishment costs incurred to date to bring the inventory to a more saleable state. The Trade-in Inventory amount is reduced where necessary on a unit specific basis by a valuation reserve, which management believes results in inventory being valued at net realizable value.

Other inventory costs are determined on a first-in, first-out basis.

See Note 6 "Inventories" to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing the asset and liability method. This approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Rebate Program

The Company has a rebate program for some dealers, based upon the number and type of homes purchased, which pays rebates based upon sales volume to the dealers. Volume rebates are recorded as a reduction of sales in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The rebate liability is calculated and recognized as eligible homes are sold based upon factors surrounding the activity and prior experience of specific dealers and is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As part of our ongoing business, we generally do not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or variable interest entities (“VIE’s”), which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As of November 2, 2024, we are not involved in any material unconsolidated entities (other than the Company’s investments in Majestic 21).

Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this report are unaudited or forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although Nobility believes that the amounts and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the potential adverse impact on our business caused by competitive pricing pressures at both the wholesale and retail levels, inflation, increasing material costs (including forest based products) or availability of materials due to supply chain interruptions (such as current inflation with forest products and supply issues with vinyl siding and PVC piping), changes in market demand, increase in interest rates, availability of financing for retail and wholesale purchasers, consumer

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confidence, adverse weather conditions that reduce sales at retail centers, the risk of manufacturing plant shutdowns due to storms or other factors, the impact of marketing and cost-management programs, reliance on the Florida economy, impact of labor shortage, impact of materials shortage, increasing labor cost, cyclical nature of the manufactured housing industry, impact of rising fuel costs, catastrophic events impacting insurance costs, availability of insurance coverage for various risks to Nobility, market demographics, management’s ability to attract and retain executive officers and key personnel, increased global tensions, market disruptions resulting from terrorist attacks, or other events such as a pandemic, any armed conflict involving the United States and the impact of inflation.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm-Hancock Askew & Co., LLP (Auditor ID#794)

15

Consolidated Balance Sheets

17

Consolidated Statements of Income

18

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

19

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

20

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

21

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Nobility Homes, Inc.

Ocala, Florida

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nobility Homes, Inc. (the Company) as of November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended November 2, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended November 2, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Capitalized manufacturing costs in new home inventory

Description of the Matter

As described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company accounts for new home inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Capitalized manufacturing costs on retail manufactured homes built by the Company are valued at manufacturing cost, including materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead, or net purchase price if acquired from unaffiliated third parties. The cost of finished home inventories determined on the specific identification method is removed from inventories and recorded as a component of cost of sales at the time revenue is recognized.

We identified the estimation of manufacturing cost on retail manufactured homes built by the Company that remain in inventory as a critical audit matter. The Company estimates manufacturing costs based on an original bill of materials which may or may not have

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been recently updated. For those bills of materials that have not been recently updated, the Company estimates the cost based on inflation estimates of current material prices and labor and overhead rates since the last update of the standard cost. The estimates in calculating costs lead to a high level of estimation uncertainty related to inventory cost estimates, the inherent subjectivity in management’s judgment in estimating the total costs, and high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort to test the Company’s cost capitalization.

How we Addressed the Matter in our Audit

We gained an understanding of internal controls in place over the estimation process and management’s process to evaluate assumptions used.

We performed current inventory price testing on material purchases and the application of labor and overhead.

We performed analytical procedures to validate capitalized costs based on comparison to the Company’s acquisition cost of comparable manufactured homes.

We obtained audit evidence supporting gross margins for wholesale sales to independent dealers to support the inventory capitalized cost based on actual gross margins realized.

 

/s/ Hancock Askew & co., LLP

Jacksonville, Florida

January 30, 2025

PCAOBID # 794

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024

 

 


 

 

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Nobility Homes, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

13,521,296

 

 

$

13,879,358

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

13,021,839

 

 

 

10,204,287

 

Short-term investments

 

 

680,017

 

 

 

527,899

 

Accounts receivable - trade

 

 

2,935,517

 

 

 

2,864,808

 

Mortgage notes receivable

 

 

4,505

 

 

 

4,391

 

Inventories

 

 

21,039,344

 

 

 

21,518,098

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

1,727,034

 

 

 

1,733,179

 

Total current assets

 

 

52,929,552

 

 

 

50,732,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

8,280,695

 

 

 

8,268,976

 

Mortgage notes receivable, less current portion

 

 

141,728

 

 

 

142,761

 

Other investments

 

 

463,633

 

 

 

1,953,199

 

Property held for resale

 

 

26,590

 

 

 

26,590

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

60,628

 

 

 

90,274

 

Cash surrender value of life insurance

 

 

4,539,813

 

 

 

4,331,659

 

Other assets

 

 

156,287

 

 

 

156,287

 

Total assets

 

$

66,598,926

 

 

$

65,701,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

753,317

 

 

$

819,143

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

800,013

 

 

 

992,622

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

1,826,042

 

 

 

1,809,335

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

692,303

 

 

 

661,261

 

Customer deposits

 

 

5,930,728

 

 

 

8,703,107

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

10,002,403

 

 

 

12,985,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 500,000 shares authorized; none issued and
   outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.10 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 5,364,907 shares
   issued;
3,268,829 and 3,269,075 shares outstanding, respectively

 

 

536,491

 

 

 

536,491

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

11,140,687

 

 

 

10,964,985

 

Retained earnings

 

 

74,677,783

 

 

 

70,969,764

 

Less treasury stock at cost, 2,096,078 and 2,095,832 shares, respectively

 

 

(29,758,438

)

 

 

(29,754,942

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

56,596,523

 

 

 

52,716,298

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

66,598,926

 

 

$

65,701,766

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Nobility Homes, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

For the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net sales

 

$

51,933,622

 

 

$

63,318,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

(34,509,545

)

 

 

(41,830,507

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

17,424,077

 

 

 

21,487,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

(7,842,626

)

 

 

(8,087,534

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

9,581,451

 

 

 

13,400,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,126,951

 

 

 

803,622

 

Undistributed earnings in joint venture - Majestic 21

 

 

96,323

 

 

 

104,306

 

Proceeds received under escrow arrangement

 

 

147,155

 

 

 

239,736

 

Increase (decrease) in fair value of equity investment

 

 

152,118

 

 

 

(61,172

)

Gain on disposal of property

 

 

146,000

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

221,951

 

 

 

92,586

 

Total other income

 

 

1,890,498

 

 

 

1,179,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

 

11,471,949

 

 

 

14,579,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(2,860,687

)

 

 

(3,680,565

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

8,611,262

 

 

$

10,898,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

3,268,829

 

 

 

3,333,504

 

Diluted

 

 

3,279,479

 

 

 

3,337,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

$

2.63

 

 

$

3.27

 

Basic

 

$

2.63

 

 

$

3.27

 

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Nobility Homes, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023

 

 

Common

 

 

Common

 

 

Additional

 

 

Retained

 

 

Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Shares

 

 

Stock

 

 

Paid-in-Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Stock

 

 

Total

 

Balance at November 4, 2023

 

 

3,269,075

 

 

$

536,491

 

 

$

10,964,985

 

 

$

70,969,764

 

 

$

(29,754,942

)

 

$

52,716,298

 

Cash dividend $1.50 per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,903,243

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,903,243

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(246

)

 

 

 

 

 

175,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,496

)

 

 

172,206

 

Net income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,611,262

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,611,262

 

Balance at November 2, 2024

 

 

3,268,829

 

 

$

536,491

 

 

$

11,140,687

 

 

$

74,677,783

 

 

$

(29,758,438

)

 

$

56,596,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

 

Common

 

 

Additional

 

 

Retained

 

 

Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Shares

 

 

Stock

 

 

Paid-in-Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Stock

 

 

Total

 

Balance at November 6, 2022

 

 

3,370,912

 

 

$

536,491

 

 

$

10,849,687

 

 

$

63,441,812

 

 

$

(26,904,457

)

 

$

47,923,533

 

Cash dividend $1.00 per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,370,912

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,370,912

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(102,083

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,853,981

)

 

 

(2,853,981

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

246

 

 

 

 

 

 

115,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,496

 

 

 

118,794

 

Net income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,898,864

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,898,864

 

Balance at November 4, 2023

 

 

3,269,075

 

 

$

536,491

 

 

$

10,964,985

 

 

$

70,969,764

 

 

$

(29,754,942

)

 

$

52,716,298

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Nobility Homes, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

8,611,262

 

 

$

10,898,864

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in)
   operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

170,413

 

 

 

153,512

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

29,646

 

 

 

(46,496

)

Undistributed earnings in joint venture - Majestic 21

 

 

(96,323

)

 

 

(104,306

)

Return on investment in joint venture-Majestic 21

 

 

1,600,889

 

 

 

 

Gain on disposal of property

 

 

(146,000

)

 

 

 

(Increase) Decrease in fair market value of equity investments

 

 

(152,118

)

 

 

61,172

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

172,206

 

 

 

118,794

 

Decrease (increase) in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable - trade

 

 

(70,709

)

 

 

(1,576,163

)

Inventories

 

 

478,754

 

 

 

1,939,395

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

6,145

 

 

 

439,496

 

Interest receivable

 

 

(573,146

)

 

 

(309,134

)

(Decrease) increase in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(65,826

)

 

 

(300,045

)

Accrued compensation

 

 

(192,609

)

 

 

(139,801

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

16,707

 

 

 

66,639

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

31,042

 

 

 

432,061

 

Customer deposits

 

 

(2,772,379

)

 

 

(1,510,971

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

7,047,954

 

 

 

10,123,017

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(182,132

)

 

 

(506,793

)

Purchase certificates of deposit

 

 

(14,304,000

)

 

 

(11,026,000

)

Purchase of property held for resale

 

 

 

 

 

(26,590

)

Purchase of LMC stock for membership in buyers group

 

 

(15,000

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from certificates of deposit

 

 

11,496,000

 

 

 

4,848,000

 

Proceeds from disposal of property

 

 

146,000

 

 

 

 

Collections on interest receivable

 

 

563,594

 

 

 

186,735

 

Collections on mortgage notes receivable

 

 

919

 

 

 

553

 

Collections on equipment and other notes receivable

 

 

 

 

 

40,504

 

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

 

 

(208,154

)

 

 

(188,624

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(2,502,773

)

 

 

(6,672,215

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of cash dividend

 

 

(4,903,243

)

 

 

(3,370,912

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

(2,853,981

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(4,903,243

)

 

 

(6,224,893

)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(358,062

)

 

 

(2,774,091

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

13,879,358

 

 

 

16,653,449

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

13,521,296

 

 

$

13,879,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

2,800,000

 

 

$

3,000,000

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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NOTE 1 Reporting Entity and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nobility Homes, Inc. (“Nobility”), its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Prestige Home Centers, Inc. (“Prestige”), and Prestige’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mountain Financial, Inc., an independent insurance agency and licensed mortgage loan originator and Majestic Homes, Inc., (collectively the “Company”). The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of manufactured and modular homes to various dealerships, including its own retail sales centers, and manufactured housing communities throughout Florida. The Company has a manufacturing plant in operation that is located in Ocala, Florida. At November 2, 2024, Prestige operated ten Florida retail sales centers: Ocala (2), Chiefland, Auburndale, Inverness, Hudson, Tavares, Yulee, Panama City and Punta Gorda.

All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP).

Use of EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are based upon management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may take in the future. The Company is subject to uncertainties such as the impact of future events, economic, environmental and political factors and changes in the Company’s business environment; therefore, actual results could differ from these estimates. Accordingly, the accounting estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the Company’s operating environment changes. Changes in estimates are made when circumstances warrant. Such changes in estimates and refinements in estimation methodologies are reflected in the reported financial condition and results of operations; if material, the effects of changes in estimates are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Significant estimates and assumptions by management affect: valuation of inventory homes, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the carrying value of long-lived assets, the provision for income taxes and related deferred tax accounts, certain accrued expenses and contingencies, warranty reserve and stock-based compensation.

Fiscal YearThe Company’s fiscal year ends on the first Saturday on or after October 31. The year ended November 2, 2024 (fiscal year 2024) consisted of a fifty-two-week period and the year ended November 4, 2023 (fiscal year 2023) consisted of a fifty-two-week period.

Revenue Recognition The Company’s revenue comes substantially from the sale of manufactured housing, modular housing and park models, along with freight billed to customers, parts sold and aftermarket services.

The Company recognizes revenue following the comprehensive framework of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (ASU 2014-09), which established a methodology for determining how much revenue to recognize and when it should be recognized through application of the following five-step approach:

1.
Identify the contract(s) with a customer.
2.
Identify each performance obligation in the contract.
3.
Determine the transaction price.
4.
Allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation; and
5.
Recognize revenue when or as each performance obligation is satisfied.

The Company recognizes revenue from its retail sales of new manufactured homes upon the occurrence of the following:

Its receipt of a down payment,
Construction of the home is complete,
Home has been delivered and set up at the retail home buyer’s site, and title has been transferred to the retail home buyer,
Remaining funds have been released by the finance company (financed sales transaction), remaining funds have been committed by the finance company by an agreement with respect to financing obtained by the customer, usually in the form of a written approval for permanent home financing received from a lending institution, (financed construction sales transaction) or cash has been received from the home buyer (cash sales transaction), and
Completion of any other significant obligations.

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The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of the repurchased homes upon transfer of title to the new purchaser.

The Company recognizes revenues from its independent dealers upon receiving wholesale floor plan financing or establishing retail credit approval for terms, shipping of the home, and transferring title and risk of loss to the independent dealer. For wholesale shipments to independent dealers, the Company has no obligation to set up the home or to complete any other significant obligations.

The Company recognizes revenues from its wholly owned subsidiary, Mountain Financial, Inc., as follows: commission income (and fees in lieu of commissions) is recorded as of the effective date of insurance coverage or the commission receipt date, whichever is later. Commissions on premiums billed and collected directly by insurance companies are recorded as revenue when received which, in many cases, is the Company’s first notification of amounts earned due to the lack of policy and renewal information. Contingent commissions are recorded as revenue when received. Contingent commissions are commissions paid by insurance underwriters and are based on the estimated profit and/or overall volume of business placed with the underwriter. The data necessary for the calculation of contingent commissions cannot be reasonably obtained prior to the receipt of the commission which, in many cases, is the Company’s first notification of amounts earned. The Company provides appropriate reserves for policy cancellations based on numerous factors, including past transaction history with customers, historical experience, and other information, which is periodically evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary. In the opinion of management, no reserve was deemed necessary for policy cancellations at November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

Sales of homes to affiliated entities that are subject to contingent payment terms are considered inventory consignment arrangements. Revenue from such arrangements is recognized when the homes are sold to the end users and payment is collected by the affiliated entity.

See Note 4 “Related Party Transactions” to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

Revenues by Products and ServicesRevenues by net sales from manufactured housing, pre-owned homes, and insurance agent commissions for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Manufactured housing

 

$

51,247,227

 

 

$

62,564,790

 

Pre-owned homes

 

 

344,141

 

 

 

413,037

 

Insurance agent commissions

 

 

342,254

 

 

 

340,565

 

Total net sales

 

$

51,933,622

 

 

$

63,318,392

 

 

Cash and Cash EquivalentsThe Company considers all money market accounts and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Certificates of Deposit – Certificates of deposits are recorded at cost plus accrued interest.

Accounts Receivable – Accounts receivable are stated at net realizable value. An allowance for credit losses is provided based on prior collection experiences and management’s analysis of specific accounts, as well as current economic conditions and forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. At November 2, 2024 or November 4, 2023, in the opinion of management, no material accounts were considered uncollectible and, accordingly, no allowance was deemed necessary.

Accounts receivable fluctuate due to the number of homes sold to independent dealers. The Company recognizes revenues from its independent dealers upon receiving wholesale floor plan financing or establishing retail credit approval for terms, shipping of the home, and transferring title and risk of loss to the independent dealer.

Investments The Company’s investments consist of equity securities of a public company. Investments with maturities of less than one year are classified as short-term investments. The Company’s equity investment in a public company is classified as “available-for-sale” and carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on these available-for-sale securities are reflected in the statement of income.

Inventories – New home inventory is carried at a lower of cost or net realizable value. Capitalized manufacturing costs on retail manufactured homes built by the company are valued at manufacturing cost, including materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead, or net purchase price if acquired from unaffiliated third parties. The cost of finished home inventories determined on the specific identification method is removed from inventories and recorded as a component of cost of sales at the time revenue is recognized.

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Under the specific identification method, if finished home inventory can be sold for a profit there is no basis to write down the inventory below the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Other pre-owned homes are acquired (Repossessions Inventory) as a convenience to the Company’s joint venture partner, 21st Mortgage Corporation. This inventory has been repossessed by 21st Mortgage Corporation or through mortgage foreclosure. The Company acquired this inventory at the amount of the uncollected balance of the financing at the time of the foreclosure/repossessions by 21st Mortgage Corporation. The Company records this inventory at a cost determined by the specific identification method. All of the refurbishment costs are paid by 21st Mortgage Corporation. This arrangement assists 21st Mortgage Corporation with liquidation of their repossessed inventory. The timing of these repurchases by the Company is unpredictable as it is based on the repossessions 21st Mortgage Corporation incurs in the portfolio. When the home is sold, the Company retains the cost of the home, an interest factor on the cost of the home and a sales commission, from the sales proceeds. Any additional proceeds are paid to 21st Mortgage. Any shortfall from the proceeds to cover these amounts is paid by 21st Mortgage to the Company. As the Company has no risk of loss on the sale, there is no valuation allowance necessary for repossessions inventory.

Inventory held at consignment locations by affiliated entities is included in the Company’s inventory on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company had no consigned inventory as of November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

Pre-owned homes are also taken as trade-ins on new home sales (Trade-in Inventory). This inventory is recorded at estimated actual wholesale value, which is generally lower than market value, determined on the specific identification method, plus refurbishment costs incurred to date to bring the inventory to a more saleable state. The Trade-in Inventory amount is reduced where necessary on a unit specific basis by a valuation reserve, which management believes results in inventory being valued at net realizable value.

Other inventory costs are determined on a first-in, first-out basis.

See Note 6 “Inventories” to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

Property, Plant and Equipment – Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Routine maintenance and repairs are charged to expense when incurred. Major replacements and improvements are capitalized. Gains or losses are credited or charged to earnings upon disposition.

Investment in Majestic 21 Majestic 21 was formed in 1997 as a joint venture with our joint venture partner, an unrelated entity, 21st Mortgage Corporation (“21st Mortgage”). We have been allocated our share of net income and distributions on a 50/50 basis since Majestic 21’s formation. While Majestic 21 has been deemed to be a variable interest entity, the Company only holds a 50% interest in this entity and all allocations of profit and loss are on a 50/50 basis. Since all allocations are to be made on a 50/50 basis and joint decisions with the joint venture partner are made which most significantly impact Majestic 21 economic performance therefore, the Company is not required to consolidate Majestic 21 with the accounts of Nobility Homes in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No. 810, “Consolidations” (ASC 810). Management believes that the Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with Majestic 21 is its investment in the joint venture. Based on management’s evaluation, there was no impairment of this investment at November 2, 2024 or November 4, 2023.

The Company entered into an arrangement in 2002 with 21st Mortgage to repurchase certain pre-owned homes. Under this arrangement or any other arrangement, the Company is not obligated to repurchase any foreclosed/repossessed units of Majestic 21 as it does not have a repurchase agreement or any other guarantees with Majestic 21. However, the Company buys from 21st Mortgage foreclosed/repossessed units from the Majestic 21 portfolio and acts as a remarketing agent. It resells those units through the Company’s network of retail centers which management believes benefits the historical loss experience of the joint venture. The only impact on the Company’s operations from this arrangement are commissions earned on the resale of these units and interest earned for the Company’s carrying costs of the units while in inventory.

See Note 14 “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets – In the event that facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, an evaluation of recoverability is performed by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset to the asset’s carrying amount to determine if a write-down is required. If such evaluations indicate that the future undiscounted cash flows of certain long-lived assets are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of such assets, the assets are adjusted to their fair values.

Customer Deposits – A retail customer is required to make a down payment ranging from $500 to 35% of the retail contract price based upon the creditworthiness of the customer. The retail customer receives the full down payment back when the customer is not

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able to obtain retail financing. If the retail customer receives retail financing and decides not to go through with the retail sale, the Company can withhold 20% of the retail contract price. The Company does not typically receive any deposits from independent dealers.

Company Owned Life Insurance – The Company has purchased life insurance policies for a key executive. Company owned life insurance is recorded at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement.

Warranty Costs – The Company provides a warranty as the manufactured homes are sold. Amounts related to these warranties for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Beginning accrued warranty expense

 

$125,000

 

$125,000

Less: reduction for payments

 

(659,625)

 

(571,441)

Plus: additions to accrual

 

695,625

 

571,441

Ending accrued warranty expense

 

$161,000

 

$125,000

 

The Company’s limited warranty covers substantial defects in material or workmanship in specified components of the home including structural elements, plumbing systems, electrical systems, and heating and cooling systems which are supplied by the Company that may occur under normal use and service during a period of twelve (12) months from the date of delivery to the original homeowner, and applies to the original homeowner or any subsequent homeowner to whom this product is transferred during the duration of this twelve (12) month period.

The Company tracks the warranty claims per home. Based on the history of the warranty claims, the Company has determined that a majority of warranty claims usually occur within the first three months after the home is sold. The Company determines its warranty accrual using the last three months of home sales. Accrued warranty costs are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Accrued Home Setup Costs – Accrued home setup costs represent amounts due to vendors and/or independent contractors for various items related to the actual setup of the home on the retail home buyers’ site. These costs include appliances, air conditioners, electrical/plumbing hook-ups, furniture, insurance, impact/permit fees, land/home fees, extended service plan, freight, skirting, steps, well, septic tanks and other setup costs and are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Stock-Based Compensation – The Company has a stock incentive plan (the “Plan”) which authorizes the issuance of options to purchase common stock. Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as an expense over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (usually the vesting period).

Rebate Program – The Company has a rebate program for some dealers based upon the number and type of home purchased, which pays rebates based upon sales volume to the dealers. Volume rebates are recorded as a reduction of sales in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The rebate liability is calculated and recognized as eligible homes are sold based upon factors surrounding the activity and prior experience of specific dealers and is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. There were no rebates earned by dealers during fiscal years 2024 and 2023.

Advertising – Advertising for Prestige retail sales centers consists primarily of internet, newspaper, radio and television advertising. All costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses amounted to approximately $188,516 and $125,067 for the fiscal years 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Income Taxes – The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing the asset and liability method. This approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

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Net Income per Share – These financial statements include “basic” and “diluted” net income per share information for all periods presented. The basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding. The diluted net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding, adjusted for dilutive common shares.

Shipping and Handling CostsNet sales include the revenue related to shipping and handling charges billed to customers. The related costs associated with shipping and handling is included as a component of cost of goods sold.

Segments – The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews financial information on a company-wide or consolidated basis. Accordingly, the Company accounts for its operations in accordance with FASB ASC No. 280, “Segment Reporting.” No segment disclosures have been made as the Company considers its business activities as a single segment.

Major CustomersThere were no customers that accounted for more than 10% of our total net sales in fiscal year 2024.

Concentration of Credit Risk – The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments and accounts receivable. At times, the Company’s deposits may exceed federally insured limits. However, the Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk in these accounts. The majority of the Company’s sales are credit sales which are made primarily to customers whose ability to pay is dependent upon the industry economics prevailing in the areas where they operate; however, concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivables is limited due to generally short payment terms. The Company also performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers to help further reduce credit risk. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses when deemed necessary and such losses have historically been within management’s expectations.

Concentration of Retail Financing Sources There are two national lenders that service the manufactured housing industry with several others who specialize in government insured loans (Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA, etc.). With only a few lenders dedicated to our industry, the loss of any of them could adversely affect our retail sales.

Recently Adopted Accounting StandardsIn June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016 - 13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses," which introduced new guidance for an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. This standard was effective for the Company beginning November 5, 2023. There was no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures", which expands disclosures about a public entity’s reportable segments and requires more enhanced information about a reportable segment’s expenses, interim segment profit or loss, and how a public entity’s chief operating decision maker uses reported segment profit or loss information in assessing segment performance and allocating resources. The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023 (fiscal 2025). We are assessing the effect of this update on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures", which expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and regarding cash taxes paid to the U.S. Government. The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 (fiscal 2026). We are assessing the effect of this update on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.

 

 

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NOTE 2 Investments

The following is a summary of short-term investments for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2, 2024

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Estimated Fair
Value

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

167,930

 

 

$

512,087

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

680,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 4, 2023

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Estimated Fair
Value

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

167,930

 

 

$

359,969

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

527,899

 

 

The fair values were estimated based on unadjusted quoted prices at each respective period end.

NOTE 3 Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

The Company accounts for the fair value of financial instruments in accordance with FASB ASC No. 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (ASC 820).

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 requires disclosures that categorize assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the assumptions (i.e., inputs) used in the valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input significant to the fair value measurement. The ASC 820 fair value hierarchy is defined as follows:

Level 1—Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2—Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices in markets that are not active for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3—Valuations are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

The following table represents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities which are carried at fair value for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2, 2024

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

680,017

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 4, 2023

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

527,899

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

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NOTE 4 Related Party Transactions

Affiliated Entities

TLT, Inc. – Our President and Chairman of the Board of Directors (“President”) and the Executive Vice President each own 50% of the stock of TLT, Inc. TLT, Inc. is the general partner of limited partnerships which are developing manufactured housing communities in Central Florida (the “TLT Communities”). Our President owns between a 24.75% and a 56.0% direct and indirect interest in each of these limited partnerships. Our Executive Vice President owns between a 23.0% and a 57.75% direct and indirect interest in each of these limited partnerships. The TLT Communities have purchased manufactured homes exclusively from the Company since 1990. Sales to TLT Communities were not significant during fiscal years 2024 and 2023.

Repurchase of Common Stock – In June 2023, the Company repurchased 100,000 shares of common stock from our President at $27.97 per share.

NOTE 5 Other Investments

Investment in Joint Venture – Majestic 21During fiscal 1997, the Company contributed $250,000 for a 50% interest in a joint venture engaged in providing mortgage financing on manufactured homes. This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

While Majestic 21 has been deemed to be a variable interest entity, the Company only holds a 50% interest in this entity and all allocations of profit and loss are on a 50/50 basis. Since all allocations are to be made on a 50/50 basis and the Company’s maximum exposure is limited to its investment in Majestic 21, management has concluded that the Company would not absorb a majority of Majestic 21’s expected losses nor receive a majority of Majestic 21’s expected residual returns; therefore, the Company is not required to consolidate Majestic 21 with the accounts of Nobility Homes in accordance with ASC 810.

See Note 14 “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

 

The Company received a one-time distribution of approximately $1.6 million in first quarter of 2024, from 21st Mortgage Corporation, representing our 50% of the excess capital in the portfolio. We received no distributions from the Majestic 21 joint venture in fiscal year 2023.

With regard to our investment in Majestic 21, there are no differences between our investment balance and the amount of underlying equity in net assets owned by Majestic 21.

NOTE 6 Inventories

A breakdown of the elements of inventory for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

2024

 

2023

Raw materials

 

$1,180,659

 

$1,203,672

Work-in-process

 

144,959

 

146,969

Finished homes - Nobility manufactured

 

12,126,215

 

10,144,045

Finished homes - Other manufactures

 

6,349,717

 

8,817,086

Pre-owned homes

 

962,209

 

947,457

Model home furniture

 

275,585

 

258,869

Inventories

 

$21,039,344

 

$21,518,098

 

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NOTE 7 Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, along with their estimated useful lives and related accumulated depreciation are summarized for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

Range of Lives in

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

Years

 

2024

 

2023

Land

 

-

 

$4,872,382

 

$4,872,382

Land improvements

 

10-20

 

1,277,025

 

1,253,025

Buildings and improvements

 

15-40

 

2,587,645

 

2,584,852

Machinery and equipment

 

3-10

 

1,089,934

 

1,064,827

Furniture and fixtures

 

3-10

 

301,889

 

301,889

Frame shop

 

-

 

1,753,375

 

1,713,901

 

 

 

11,882,250

 

11,790,876

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(3,601,555)

 

(3,521,900)

 

 

 

$8,280,695

 

$8,268,976

 

Depreciation expenses during the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023 totaled $170,413 and $153,512, respectively.

NOTE 8 Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are comprised for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

2024

 

2023

Accrued warranty expense

 

$161,000

 

$125,000

Accrued property and sales taxes

 

325,154

 

294,874

Other accrued expenses

 

1,339,888

 

1,389,461

Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

$1,826,042

 

$1,809,335

 

NOTE 9 Proceeds Received Under Escrow Arrangement

The Company received $147,155 in fiscal year 2024 and $239,736 in fiscal year 2023 under an escrow arrangement related to a Finance Revenue Sharing Agreement between 21st Mortgage Corporation and the Company. The distributions from the escrow account, related to certain loans financed by 21st Mortgage Corporation, are recorded in income by the Company when received, which has been the Company’s past practice.

NOTE 10 Income Taxes

The Company computes income tax expense using the liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are provided, to the extent considered realizable by management, for basis differences of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes.

The Company follows guidance issued by the FASB with respect to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more-likely-than-not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more-likely-than-not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as income tax of the state of Florida. The Company’s income tax returns for the past three years are subject to examination by tax authorities and may change upon examination.

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities. The estimate of the Company’s tax liabilities relating to uncertain tax positions requires management to assess uncertainties and to make judgments about the application of complex tax laws and regulations. We

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recognize interest and penalties relating to income taxes as components of income tax expense. At November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023, management has determined there are no material uncertain tax positions, and does not anticipate any significant change within twelve months of this reporting date.

The provision for income taxes for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Current tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

2,219,829

 

 

$

2,920,036

 

State

 

 

611,212

 

 

 

807,025

 

Deferred tax (benefit)

 

 

29,646

 

 

 

(46,496

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

2,860,687

 

 

$

3,680,565

 

 

The following table shows the reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax rate and the actual provision for income taxes for the years ended at November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Provision—federal statutory tax rate

 

$

2,406,200

 

 

$

3,061,771

 

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

State taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

497,854

 

 

 

633,495

 

        Other

 

 

(43,367

)

 

 

(14,701

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

2,860,687

 

 

$

3,680,565

 

 

The types of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts and the related deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 3, 2024.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid Expenses .

 

$

15,150

 

 

$

14,995

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

216,892

 

 

 

236,617

 

Other assets

 

 

24,611

 

 

 

34,399

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

89,223

 

 

 

63,741

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

345,876

 

 

 

349,752

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

(105,190

)

 

 

(100,739

)

Carrying value of investments

 

 

(130,400

)

 

 

(90,908

)

Amortization

 

 

(39,610

)

 

 

(39,374

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(10,048

)

 

 

(28,457

)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

60,628

 

 

$

90,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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These amounts are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the following captions for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Non-current assets (liabilities):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

345,876

 

 

 

349,752

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(285,248

)

 

 

(259,478

)

Net non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

 

60,628

 

 

 

90,274

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

60,628

 

 

$

90,274

 

 

In assessing the ability to realize a portion of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. For fiscal years 2024 and 2023, the Company determined that a valuation reserve for the Company’s deferred tax assets was not considered necessary as the deferred tax assets were fully realizable.

NOTE 11 Stockholders’ Equity

Authorized preferred stock may be issued in series with rights and preferences designated by the Board of Directors at the time it authorizes the issuance of such stock. The Company has never issued any preferred stock. Treasury stock is recorded at cost and is presented as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company repurchased no shares of its common stock in fiscal year 2024, except we reclassed 246 shares of common stock to treasury stock due to a cancellation of a stock award. The Company repurchased 102,083 shares of its common stock during fiscal years 2023.

NOTE 12 Stock Option Plan

In June 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted, and the Company’s shareholders later approved, the Nobility Homes, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), providing for the issuance of options to purchase shares of common stock, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards to employees and non-employee directors. A total of 300,000 shares were reserved for issuance under the Plan, all of which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options. The Plan was amended by the Board of Directors to extend the termination date from June 2021 until June 1, 2026. At November 2, 2024, 194,590 options were available for future grant under the Plan and 87,360 options were outstanding.

The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The cost is to be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide a service in exchange for the award (usually the vesting period). The grant date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments will be estimated using option-pricing models adjusted for the unique characteristics of those instruments (unless observable market prices for the same or similar instruments are available). If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification. During fiscal years 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized compensation costs related to the vesting of stock options of approximately $172,206 and $118,794 respectively.

A summary of information with respect to options granted is as follows:

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Stock Option Price Range

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Outstanding at November 5, 2022

 

 

66,200

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

27.37

 

 

$

498,844

 

Granted

 

 

29,300

 

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

223,214

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled

 

 

21,242

 

 

 

24.00  - 33.10

 

 

 

26.21

 

 

 

156,903

 

Outstanding at November 4, 2023

 

 

74,258

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

26.46

 

 

$

565,155

 

Granted

 

 

29,850

 

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

308,649

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled

 

 

16,748

 

 

 

24.00  - 33.10

 

 

 

25.41

 

 

 

117,613

 

Outstanding at November 2, 2024

 

 

87,360

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

$

756,191

 

 

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The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable Company options was $81,611, and the aggregate intrinsic value of all outstanding in-the-money options was $266,145 at November 2, 2024, which is the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of fiscal year 2024 and the exercise price times the number of shares, that would have been received by the option holder had the option holder exercised their options on November 2, 2024.

The following table summarizes information about the outstanding stock options for the year ended November 2, 2024:

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

 

Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life (years)

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Number Exercisable

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

$

24.00

 

 

 

7,560

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

24.00

 

 

 

5,292

 

 

$

24.00

 

$

25.75

 

 

 

12,650

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

25.75

 

 

 

5,693

 

 

 

25.75

 

$

33.10

 

 

 

15,550

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

33.10

 

 

 

3,888

 

 

 

33.10

 

$

24.25

 

 

 

21,750

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

2,175

 

 

 

24.25

 

$

32.00

 

 

 

29,850

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

 

87,360

 

 

 

3.61

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

 

17,048

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

The fair value of each option is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which values options based on the stock price at the grant date, the expected life of the option, the estimated volatility of the stock, expected dividend payments, and the risk-free interest rate over the expected life of the option. The expected volatility was determined considering the Company’s historical stock prices for the fiscal year the grant occurred and prior fiscal years for a period equal to the expected life of the option. The risk-free interest rate was the rate available on zero coupon U.S. government obligations with a term equal to the expected life of the option. The expected life of the option was estimated based on the exercise history from previous grants.

NOTE 13 Employee Benefit Plan

The Company has a defined contribution retirement plan (the “Plan”) qualifying under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan covers employees who have met certain service requirements. The Company makes a discretionary matching contribution, up to a maximum of 6% of an employee’s compensation. The contribution expense charged to operations amounted to approximately $226,004 and $226,370 in fiscal years 2024 and 2023, respectively.

NOTE 14 Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Operating Leases – The Company leases the property for two Prestige retail sales centers from various unrelated entities under operating lease agreements. One of the operating lease agreement is month to month and the other is a one year lease expiring in October 2025. The Company also leases certain equipment under unrelated operating leases.

Other Contingent Liabilities – Certain claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business have been filed or are pending against the Company. In the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Accordingly, the Company has an accrual provision of $144,392 for litigation settlements in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The Company does not maintain casualty insurance on some of its property, including the inventory at our retail centers, our plant machinery and plant equipment and is at risk for those types of losses.

 

 

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

There were no disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure matters.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the Evaluation Date.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate and effective internal control over financial reporting in order to provide reasonable assurance of the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting involves policies and procedure that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposition of assets of the issuer; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the issuer are being made in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the issuer; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the issuer Company assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of November 2, 2024 based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and determined that its internal controls were effective.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans and Insider Trading Policies and Procedures

Directors and Executive Officers. Our directors, executive officers and employees are required to comply with our Insider Trading Policy, which prohibits trading on the basis of material non-public information. Our directors and executive officers may purchase or sell shares of our common stock in the market from time to time, including pursuant to equity trading plans adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1”). During the three months ended November 1, 2024, no director or Section 16 officer of the Company adopted or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as each term is defined in item 408(a) of Regulation S-K..

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

Not applicable.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Information is incorporated by reference pursuant to Instruction G of Form 10-K from its definitive proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.

The following table provides the names, ages and business experience for the past five years for each of Nobility’s executive officers. Executive officers are each elected for one-year terms.

Executive Officers and Directors

 

Terry E. Trexler (85)

Chairman of the Board and President of Nobility since 1967; Mr. Trexler is also President of TLT, Inc.

 

 

Thomas W. Trexler (61)

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nobility since December 1994; President of Prestige Home Centers, Inc. since June 1995; Director of Prestige since 1993 and Vice President from 1991 to June 1995; President of Mountain Financial, Inc. since August 1992; Vice President of TLT, Inc. since September 1991.

 

Robert P. Saltsman (72)

Director since 1988. Mr. Saltsman is an attorney in private practice since 1983.

 Arthur L. Havener, Jr. (58)

 

Director since 2019. Mr. Havener is and has been since 2007 principal of Stampede Capital LLC, a real

estate advisory and investment firm.

 

Jean Etheredge (79)

Secretary since 1967.

 

 

Lynn J. Cramer, Jr. (79)

Treasurer since 1980.

Thomas W. Trexler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director, is the son of Terry E. Trexler, Nobility’s President and Chairman of the Board. There are no other family relationships between any directors or executive officers.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, executive vice presidents and controller. The code has been designed in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to promote honest and ethical conduct.

Our code of ethics is available on our website at www.nobilityhomes.com. You may also obtain a copy of the Nobility Homes, Inc. Code of Ethics, at no cost, by forwarding a written request to the Secretary, Nobility Homes, Inc., 3741 SW 7th Street, Ocala, Florida 34474.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Information concerning executive compensation is incorporated by reference pursuant to Instruction G of Form 10-K from Nobility’s definitive proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Information concerning security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated by reference pursuant to Instruction G of Form 10-K from Nobility’s definitive proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

 

 

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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table displays equity compensation plan information for the year ended November 2, 2024. See Note 12 "Stock Option Plan" to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

 

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

 

 

 

 

Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights

 

 

Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights

 

 

Number of securities remaining available for issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

 

 

(c)

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

 

87,360

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

194,590

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Total

 

 

87,360

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

 

194,590

 

Information concerning certain relationships and related transactions is incorporated by reference pursuant to Instruction G of Form 10-K from Nobility’s definitive proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Information concerning principal accounting fees and services is incorporated by reference pursuant to Instruction G of Form 10-K from Nobility’s definitive proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)
Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules

Report of Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

Consolidated Balance Sheets at November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(b)
Exhibits:

In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this report, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company, its subsidiaries or other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:

should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate.
have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement.
may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and
were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about the Company may be found elsewhere in this report and the Company’s other public files, which are available without charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

3.(a) Nobility’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (filed as Exhibit 3(a) to Nobility’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 1, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).

(b)
Bylaws, as amended March 28, 1994 (filed herewith.)

10.(a) Joint Venture Agreement with 21st Century Mortgage Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10(a) to Nobility’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 1, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).

(b)
2011 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as part of Nobility’s definitive proxy statement filed on June 7, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).

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19.1 Nobility Homes Insider Trading Policy (filed herewith)

23.1 Consent of Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

31.(a) Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Rule

13a- 14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.(a) Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350.

101.
Interactive data filing formatted in XBRL.
104.
Cover Page Interactive Date File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NOBILITY HOMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Terry E. Trexler

 

Terry E. Trexler, Chairman,

President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Thomas W. Trexler

Thomas W. Trexler, Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Lynn J. Cramer, Jr.

Lynn J. Cramer, Jr., Treasurer

and Principal Accounting Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Terry E. Trexler

Terry E. Trexler, Director

 

 

 

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Thomas W. Trexler

Thomas W. Trexler, Director

 

 

 

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Robert P. Saltsman

Robert P. Saltsman, Director

 

 

 

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Arthur L. Havener

Arthur L. Havener, Director

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES

REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

As of November 2, 2024, Nobility Homes, Inc. (“we” or “our”) had one class of securities, common stock, par value $0.10 per share (“Common Stock”), registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following description of our Common Stock is a summary and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws, copies of which are attached as Exhibits 3. (a) and 3. (b), respectively, to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 2, 2024, of which Exhibit 4.1 is a part.

Our authorized capital stock consists of 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value per share, and 500,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.10 par value per share. As of November 2, 2024, 3,268,829 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding.

Our Common Stock is traded on the OTCQX market under the symbol “NOBH.” Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive at least such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefore, subject to a preferential dividend right of outstanding preferred stock. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or our winding up, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably our net assets available after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of Common Stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

 

 


Exhibit 19.1

INSIDER TRADING POLICY

This Insider Trading Policy (the “Policy”) describes the standards of Nobility Homes, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) with respect to trading, and causing the trading of, the Company’s securities or securities of certain other publicly traded companies while in possession of confidential information about the Company and the companies with which the Company does business. The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted this Policy to promote compliance with federal securities laws that prohibit certain people who are aware of material, non-public information about a company from: (i) trading in securities of that company; or (ii) providing material, non-public information to other people who may trade based on that information.

This Policy is divided into two parts: Part I describes the Company’s prohibition on the unauthorized disclosure of material, non-public information, or the misuse of such information in trading and applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Company and their respective Family Members and Controlled Entities (each such term as defined below); and Part II imposes special additional trading restrictions and applies to all Directors, Officers of the Company, and certain other employees that the Company may designate from time to time as “Covered Persons” because of their position, responsibilities or their actual or potential access to material information, non-public information.

PART I

WHAT IS INSIDER TRADING?

One of the principal purposes of the federal securities laws is to prohibit so-called “insider trading.” Simply stated, insider trading occurs when a person uses material nonpublic information obtained through involvement with the Company to make decisions to purchase, sell, give away or otherwise trade the Company’s securities or to provide that information to others outside the Company. The prohibitions against insider trading apply to trades, tips and recommendations by virtually any person, including all persons associated with the Company, if the information involved is “material” and “nonpublic.” These terms are defined in this Policy under Part I below. The prohibitions would apply to any director, officer or employee who buys or sells Company stock based on material nonpublic information that he or she obtained about the Company, its customers, suppliers, or other companies with which the Company has contractual relationships or may be negotiating transactions.

WHO DOES THIS APPLY TO?

This Policy applies to all trading or other transactions in the Company’s securities, including common stock, options and any other securities that the Company may issue, such as preferred stock, notes, bonds and convertible securities, as well as to derivative securities relating to any of the Company’s securities, whether issued by the Company.

This Policy applies to all employees of the Company, all officers of the Company and all members of the Company’s Board of Directors. This Policy also applies to:

family members who reside with any director, officer or employee of the Company, anyone else who lives in a director, officer or employee’s household, and any family members who do not live in an employee, officer or director’s household but whose transactions in Company Securities are directed by such employee, officer or director or are subject to their influence or control, such as parents or children who consult with such employee, officer or director before they trade in Company Securities (collectively, “Family Members”); and
any entities that an employee, officer or director influences or controls, including any corporations, partnerships or trusts (collectively referred to as “Controlled Entities”).

WHAT IS PROHIBITED ACTIVITY?

(a)
No director, officer, employee or any of their respective Family Members or Controlled Entities may purchase or sell, or offer to purchase or sell, any Company security, whether issued by the Company, while in possession of material nonpublic information about the Company. (The terms “material” and “nonpublic” are defined below.)
(b)
No director, officer, employee or any of their respective Family Members or Controlled Entities who knows of any material nonpublic information about the Company may communicate that information to (“tip”) any other person or otherwise disclose such information without the Company’s authorization.

 


 

(c)
No director, officer, employee or any of their respective Family Members or Controlled Entities may purchase or sell any security of any other company, whether issued by the Company, while in possession of material nonpublic information about that company that was obtained during his or her involvement with the Company. No director, officer, employee or any of their respective Family Members or Controlled Entities who knows of any such material nonpublic information may communicate that information to, or tip, any other person or otherwise disclose such information without the Company’s authorization.
(d)
For compliance purposes, you should never trade, tip or recommend securities (or otherwise cause the purchase or sale of securities) while in possession of information that you have reason to believe is material and nonpublic unless you first consult with, and obtain the advance approval of, the Compliance Officer (which is defined below).
(e)
Covered Persons must “pre-clear” all trading in securities of the Company’s Compliance Officer, John Cramer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Part II, Section 1 below.

WHAT IS MATERIAL AND NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION?

Definition of “Material” Information.

Insider trading restrictions come into play only if the information you possess is “material.” Materiality, however, involves a relatively low threshold. Information is generally regarded as “material” if it has market significance, that is, if its public dissemination is likely to affect the market price of securities, or if it otherwise were information that a reasonable investor would want to know before making a decision to buy, hold or sell securities

There is no bright line test for determining whether information is material. Such determination is based on the facts and circumstances in each situation. In general, information dealing with the following subjects is reasonably likely to be found material in particular situations:

Information regarding the Company’s earnings or results of operations.
Projections of future earnings or losses or other earnings guidance.
significant changes in the Company’s prospects.
significant write-downs in assets or increases in reserves.
developments regarding significant litigation or government agency investigations.
liquidity problems.
major changes in the Company’s management or the board of directors.
extraordinary dividends.
extraordinary borrowings.
major changes in accounting methods or policies.
award or loss of a significant contract.
cybersecurity risks and incidents, including vulnerabilities and breaches.
changes in relationships with major customers, including obtaining or losing customers.
important product developments or discoveries.
proposals, plans or agreements, even if preliminary in nature, involving mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements, or purchases or sales of substantial assets; and
offerings of Company securities.

Material information is not limited to historical facts but may also include projections and forecasts. With respect to a future event, such as a merger, acquisition or introduction of a new product, the point at which negotiations or product development are determined to be material is determined by balancing the probability that the event will occur against the magnitude of the effect the event would have on a company’s operations or stock price should it occur. Thus, information concerning an event that would have a large effect on the stock price, such as a merger, may be material even if the possibility that the event will occur is relatively small. When in doubt about whether nonpublic information is material, you should presume it is material.

If you are unsure whether the information is material, you should either consult the Compliance Officer before making any decision to disclose such information (other than to people who need to know it) or to trade in or recommend securities to which that information relates or assume that the information is material.

 

Definition of “Nonpublic” Information

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Insider trading prohibitions come into play only when you possess information that is material and “nonpublic.” The fact that information has been disclosed to a few members of the public does not make it public for insider trading purposes. To be “public” the information must have been disseminated through recognized channels of distribution to reach the securities marketplace such as disclosure through the filing of a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), disclosure by release to a national business and financial wire service (such as PR News, Dow Jones or Reuters) or a national newspaper (such as The Wall Street Journal). Even after public disclosure of information about the Company, you must wait until the closure of business on the second trading day after the information was publicly disclosed before you can treat the information as public. Nonpublic information may include:

information available to a select group of analysts or brokers or institutional investors.
undisclosed facts that are the subject of rumors, even if the rumors are widely circulated; and
information that has been entrusted to the Company on a confidential basis until a public announcement of the information has been made and enough time has elapsed for the market to respond to a public announcement of the information (normally two trading days).

As with questions of materiality, if you are not sure whether information is considered public, you should either consult with the Compliance Officer or assume that the information is nonpublic and treat it as confidential.

ARE THERE EXCEPTIONS?

Yes. The trading restrictions of this Policy do not apply to the following:

(a)
401(k) Plan. Investing 401(k) plan contributions in a Company stock fund in accordance with the terms of the Company’s 401(k) plan. However, any changes in your investment election regarding the Company’s stock are subject to trading restrictions under this Policy.
(b)
Stock Option Exercises. This Policy does not apply to the exercise of an employee stock option acquired pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans or to the exercise of a share withholding right pursuant to which you elect to have the Company withhold shares of stock to satisfy tax withholding requirements or the exercise price for the option. This Policy does apply, however, to any sale of stock as part of a broker-assisted cashless exercise of an option or any other market sale for the purpose of generating the cash needed to pay tax withholding amounts or exercise price of an option or otherwise.
(c)
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards. This Policy does not apply to the vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock units, or the exercise of a tax withholding right pursuant to which you elect to have the Company withhold shares of stock to satisfy tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of any restricted stock or restricted stock units. This Policy does apply, however, to any market sale of restricted stock that has vested, or shares received in settlement of restricted stock units.
(d)
Transactions Not Involving a Purchase or Sale. Bona fide gifts are not transactions subject to this Policy unless you are delivering Company securities to discharge a legally binding commitment (although if you are a Covered Person, then you must follow the pre-clearance procedures below in connection with any gifts). Further, transactions in mutual funds, most exchange traded funds, index funds or similar funds that are invested in Company securities are not transactions subject to this Policy.

CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATIONS OF INSIDER TRADING.

Penalties for trading on or communicating material nonpublic information can be severe, both for individuals involved in such unlawful conduct and their employers and supervisors, and may include jail terms, criminal fines, civil penalties and civil enforcement injunctions. Given the severity of the potential penalties, compliance with this Policy is mandatory.

(a)
For Individuals. A person who violates insider trading laws by trading when he or she has material nonpublic information (or tips such information to others) can be sentenced to:
A civil penalty of up to three times the profit gained, or loss avoided.
A criminal fine.
A jail term of up to 20 years; and
A cease-and-desist order to stop the violation and penalties for violations of such orders or the federal securities laws.

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The SEC can also seek substantial civil penalties from any person who, at the time of an insider trading violation, “directly or indirectly controlled the person who committed such violation,” which would apply to the Company and/or management and supervisory personnel. These control people may be held liable for up to the greater of $1 million or three times the number of profits gained, or losses avoided. Even for violations that result in a small or no profit, the SEC can seek penalties from a company and/or its management and supervisory personnel as control persons.

(b)
For a Company (as well as possibly any supervisory person) that fails to take appropriate steps to prevent illegal trading by an employee, or tipping of inside information by an employee, may be subject to:
A civil penalty of the greater of $1M or three times the profit gained, or loss avoided as a result of the employee’s violation; and
A criminal penalty of up to $25 million.

Employees who violate this Policy may be subject to disciplinary action by the Company, including dismissal for cause.

POST TERMINATION TRANSACTIONS

This policy continues to apply to transactions in the Company’s securities after termination of service to the Company. If an individual is in possession of material nonpublic information at the time service with the Company terminates, that individual may not trade in the Company’s securities until any such material nonpublic information has become public or is no longer material and/or the Company’s trading window has opened.

 

PART II

 

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES

The Company has established procedures in order to assist it in the administration of this Policy, to facilitate compliance with laws prohibiting insider trading while in possession of material, non-public information and to avoid the appearance of any impropriety. These procedures are applicable only to those individuals listed below:

1.
Pre-Clearance of All Trades

Directors, officers and any employee who, by virtue of their position: (i) is designated by the Board of Directors as a Section 16 filer; (ii) regularly has access or generates material, non-public information concerning the Company; or (iii) designated members of the corporate accounting group (each a “Covered Person”), are prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities at all times, even during periods that are not “blackout periods” (as described below), without first contacting John Cramer (the “Compliance Officer”) and receiving written approval pursuant to this Policy. This restriction also applies to transactions by a Covered Person’s spouse, domestic partner and any other person living in a Covered Person’s household as well as to transactions by entities controlled by a Covered Person. Trade pre-clearance requests must be submitted and approved by the Compliance Officer using the attached form. (See, Attachment A: Request for Approval to Trade.)

Using the attached form, the Compliance Officer must receive prior written approval from the President of the Company.

Pre-clearance is not required for purchases and sales of securities under an Approved 10b5-1 Plan. With respect to any purchase or sale under the Approved 10b5-1 Plan, the third-party effecting transactions on behalf of the Company Insider should be instructed to send duplicate confirmations of all such transactions to the Compliance Officer.

EVEN IF A COVERED PERSON RECEIVES PRE-CLEARANCE AND IT IS DURING A PERMITTED TRADING WINDOW, THE COVERED PERSON, INCLUDING ANY COMPANY, TRUST OR ENTITY CONTROLLED BY THE COVERED PERSON, THEIR SPOUSE, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS LIVING IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD, MAY NOT TRADE IN SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY OR A COVERED ENTITY IF THE COVERED PERSON IS IN POSSESSION OR AWARE OF MATERIAL, NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY OR ABOUT A COVERED ENTITY.

2.
Blackout Periods

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All Covered Persons are prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities during blackout periods as defined below.

(a)
Quarterly Blackout Periods. Trading in the Company’s securities is prohibited during the period beginning at the close of the market on the date that is the end of each fiscal quarter and ending at the close of business on the second trading day following the date the Company’s financial results are publicly disclosed. During these periods, Covered Persons generally possess or are presumed to possess material nonpublic information about the Company’s financial results.
(b)
Other Blackout Periods. From time to time, other types of material nonpublic information regarding the Company (such as negotiation of mergers, acquisitions or dispositions, investigation and assessment of cybersecurity incidents or new product developments) may be pending and not be publicly disclosed. While such material nonpublic information is pending, the Company may impose special blackout periods during which Covered Persons are prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities. If the Company imposes a special blackout period, it will notify the Covered Persons affected.
(c)
Exceptions. These trading restrictions do not apply to transactions under a pre-existing written plan, contract, instruction, or arrangement under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (an “Approved 10b5-1 Plan”) that:
(i)
has been reviewed and approved by the Compliance Officer and entered into in advance of any sale by at least the later of (1) 90 days after the adoption of the plan or (2) two business days following the disclosure of the Company’s financial results in a Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (relating to the fiscal quarter in which the plan was adopted, subject to a maximum cooling-off period of 120 days after adoption of the plan;
(ii)
was entered into in good faith by the Covered Person at a time when the Covered Person was not in possession of material nonpublic information about the Company; and
(iii)
gives a third party the discretionary authority to execute such purchases and sales, outside the control of the Covered Person, so long as such third party does not possess any material nonpublic information about the Company; or explicitly specifies the security or securities to be purchased or sold, the number of shares, the prices and/or dates of transactions, or other formula(s) describing such transactions.
3.
Trading Window. After obtaining pre-clearance, Covered Persons are permitted to trade in the Company’s securities when no blackout period is in effect. However, even during this trading window, a Covered Person who is in possession of any material nonpublic information should not trade in the Company’s securities until the information has been made publicly available or is no longer material. In addition, the Company may close this trading window if a special blackout period under Part II, Section 1(b) above is imposed and will re-open the trading window once the special blackout period has ended.
4.
Prohibited Transactions
(a)
Company Insiders are prohibited from trading in the Company’s equity securities during a blackout period imposed under an “individual account” retirement or pension plan of the Company, during which at least 50% of the plan participants are unable to purchase, sell or otherwise acquire or transfer an interest in equity securities of the Company, due to a temporary suspension of trading by the Company or the plan fiduciary.
(b)
Covered Persons, including any person’s spouse, other persons living in such a person’s household and minor children and entities over which such person exercises control, are prohibited from engaging in the following transactions in the Company’s securities unless advance approval is obtained from the Compliance Officer:
(i)
Short-term trading. Company Insiders who purchase Company securities may not sell any Company securities of the same class for at least six months after the purchase.
(ii)
Short sales. Company Insiders and Covered Persons may not sell the Company’s securities short.
(iii)
Options trading. Covered Persons may not buy or sell puts or calls or other derivative securities on the Company’s securities.
(iv)
Trading on margin or pledging. Covered Persons may not hold Company securities in a margin account or pledge Company securities as collateral for a loan; and

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(v)
Hedging. Covered Persons may not enter into hedging or monetization transactions or similar arrangements with respect to Company Securities.

COMPLIANCE OFFICER

The Company has designated John Cramer as the individual responsible for administration of this Policy (the “Compliance Officer”). The duties of the Compliance Officer include, but are not limited to, the following:

a.
assisting with implementation and enforcement of this Policy.
b.
circulating this Policy to all employees and ensuring that this Policy is amended as necessary to remain up to date with insider trading laws.
c.
pre-clearing all trading in securities of the Company by Covered Persons in accordance with the procedures set forth in Part II, Section 3 below; and
d.
providing approval of any Rule 10b5-1 plans under Part II, Section 1(c) below and any prohibited transactions under Part II, Section 4 below.

Any person who has any questions about this Policy, or its application to any specific transactions, may obtain additional guidance from the Compliance Officer. The Company may change or otherwise revise the terms of this Policy from time to time to respond to developments in law and practice. The Compliance Officer may designate one or more individuals who may perform the Compliance Officer’s duties if the Compliance Officer is unable or unavailable to perform such duties.

Acknowledgment and Certification

This Policy will be delivered to all directors, officers, employees and designated outsiders upon its adoption by the Company and to all new directors, officers, employees and designated outsiders at the start of their employment or relationship with the Company. Upon first receiving a copy of this Policy or any revised versions, each Section 16 individual and Covered Persons must sign an acknowledgement that a copy of this Policy was received and agree to comply with its terms.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CERTIFICATION
 

All Directors, Officers and employees are required to certify their understanding of and compliance with this Policy.

The undersigned does hereby acknowledge receipt of the Nobility Homes’ Insider Trading Policy. The undersigned has read and understands (or has had explained) the Policy and agrees to comply with all the terms of the Policy.

 

 

__________________________________

(Signature)

 

__________________________________

(Please print name)

Date: ________________________

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBITA

NOBILITY HOMES, INC

INSIDER TRADING POLICY

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO TRADE

 

To the Compliance Officer:

I hereby notify you of my intent to trade in securities. The amount and nature of the proposed trade is as follows:

Stock option exercise- Exercise Price $________/share (Not sale price)
Purchase in the open market ____________shares of Company Common stock.
Sell in the open market _____shares of Company common stock currently held at broker. Broker contact information: __________________________
Gift _________shares of Company stock to _______________.

 

All individuals must complete the following:

I am not currently in possession of any material non-public information relating to Nobility Homes, Inc., and its subsidiaries. I hereby certify that the statements made on this form are true and correct.

I understand that clearance may be rescinded prior to effectuating the above transaction if material non-public information regarding Nobility Homes, Inc., arises and, in the reasonable judgment of Nobility Homes, Inc., the completion of my trade would be inadvisable. I also understand that the ultimate responsibility for compliance with the insider trading provisions of the federal securities law’s rests with me and that clearance of any proposed transaction should not be construed as a guarantee that I will later be found to have been in possession of material, non-public information.

Signature: ________________ Date: _____________

Print Name: _______________

 

To Be Completed by Compliance Officer

Request approved: _________ Request denied: ________

Signature: _____________________________ Date: ________________

Print Name: ________________________________

 

 

 

 


Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of Registrant

 

Prestige Home Centers

 

Florida

Mountain Financial, Inc. (a subsidiary of Prestige Home Centers, Inc.)

 

Florida

Majestic Homes, Inc. (a subsidiary of Prestige Home Centers, Inc.)

 

Florida

 


 

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Nobility Homes, Inc.

Ocala, Florida

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-102919 and No. 333-193608) of Nobility Homes, Inc., of our report dated January 30, 2025, relating to the consolidated financial statements which appear in this Form 10-K.

/s/ Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

Jacksonville, Florida

January 30, 2025

 


Exhibit 31(a)

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Rule 13a-14(a)

or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

I, Terry E. Trexler, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nobility Homes, Inc.
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared.
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

 

By: /s/ Terry E. Trexler

 

 

Terry E. Trexler, Chairman,

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 


Exhibit 31(b)

Certifications of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Rule 13a-14(a)

or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

I, Thomas W. Trexler, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nobility Homes, Inc.
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared.
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Thomas W. Trexler

 

Thomas W. Trexler, Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 


 

Exhibit 32(a)

Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nobility Homes, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify that:

1.
The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended November 2, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Terry E. Trexler

Terry E. Trexler, Chairman,

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 


 

Exhibit 32(b)

Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nobility Homes, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify that:

1.
The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended November 2, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

DATE: January 30, 2025

By: /s/ Thomas W. Trexler

 

Thomas W. Trexler, Executive Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 

 


v3.24.4
Cover Page - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Jan. 30, 2025
May 04, 2024
Cover [Abstract]      
Document Type 10-K    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Transition Report false    
Amendment Flag false    
Document Period End Date Nov. 02, 2024    
Entity Registrant Name NOBILITY HOMES, INC.    
Entity Central Index Key 0000072205    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Trading Symbol NOBH    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --11-02    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business true    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] false    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   3,268,829  
Entity Public Float     $ 20.7
Securities Act File Number 000-06506    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code FL    
Entity Address, Address Line One 3741 S.W. 7th Street    
Entity Address, City or Town Ocala    
Entity Address, State or Province FL    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 34474    
City Area Code 352    
Local Phone Number 732-5157    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock    
Security Exchange Name NONE    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag false    
Entity Tax Identification Number 59-1166102    
Auditor Firm ID 794    
Auditor Name Hancock Askew & co., LLP    
Auditor Location Jacksonville, Florida    
Auditor Opinion [Text Block]

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nobility Homes, Inc. (the Company) as of November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended November 2, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended November 2, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

   
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block]

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

 

 

Title

 

Form 10-K

Definitive proxy statement for Annual Meeting of

Shareholders to be held March 14, 2025

 

 

Part III, Items 10-14

   
v3.24.4
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 13,521,296 $ 13,879,358
Certificates of deposit 13,021,839 10,204,287
Short-term investments 680,017 527,899
Accounts receivable - trade 2,935,517 2,864,808
Mortgage notes receivable 4,505 4,391
Inventories 21,039,344 21,518,098
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,727,034 1,733,179
Total current assets 52,929,552 50,732,020
Property, plant and equipment, net 8,280,695 8,268,976
Mortgage notes receivable, less current portion 141,728 142,761
Other investments 463,633 1,953,199
Property held for resale 26,590 26,590
Deferred income taxes 60,628 90,274
Cash surrender value of life insurance 4,539,813 4,331,659
Other assets 156,287 156,287
Total assets 66,598,926 65,701,766
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 753,317 819,143
Accrued compensation 800,013 992,622
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 1,826,042 1,809,335
Income taxes payable 692,303 661,261
Customer deposits 5,930,728 8,703,107
Total current liabilities 10,002,403 12,985,468
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:    
Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 500,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding 0 0
Common stock, $.10 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 5,364,907 shares issued; 3,268,829 and 3,269,075 shares outstanding, respectively 536,491 536,491
Additional paid in capital 11,140,687 10,964,985
Retained earnings 74,677,783 70,969,764
Less treasury stock at cost, 2,096,078 and 2,095,832 shares, respectively (29,758,438) (29,754,942)
Total stockholders' equity 56,596,523 52,716,298
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 66,598,926 $ 65,701,766
v3.24.4
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.1 $ 0.1
Preferred stock, shares authorized 500,000 500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 0 0
Common stock, par value $ 0.1 $ 0.1
Common stock, shares authorized 10,000,000 10,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 5,364,907 5,364,907
Common Stock, shares outstanding 3,268,829 3,269,075
Treasury stock, Shares 2,096,078 2,095,832
v3.24.4
Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]    
Net sales $ 51,933,622 $ 63,318,392
Cost of sales (34,509,545) (41,830,507)
Gross profit 17,424,077 21,487,885
Selling, general and administrative expenses (7,842,626) (8,087,534)
Operating income 9,581,451 13,400,351
Other income (expense):    
Interest income 1,126,951 803,622
Undistributed earnings in joint venture - Majestic 21 96,323 104,306
Proceeds received under escrow arrangement 147,155 239,736
Increase (decrease) in fair value of equity investment 152,118 (61,172)
Gain on disposal of property 146,000 0
Miscellaneous 221,951 92,586
Total other income 1,890,498 1,179,078
Income before provision for income taxes 11,471,949 14,579,429
Income tax expense (2,860,687) (3,680,565)
Net income $ 8,611,262 $ 10,898,864
Net income per share:    
Basic 3,268,829 3,333,504
Diluted 3,279,479 3,337,649
Basic $ 2.63 $ 3.27
Diluted $ 2.63 $ 3.27
v3.24.4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Treasury Stock [Member]
Balance at Nov. 05, 2022 $ 47,923,533 $ 536,491 $ 10,849,687 $ 63,441,812 $ (26,904,457)
Balance, shares at Nov. 05, 2022   3,370,912      
Cash dividend (3,370,912)     (3,370,912)  
Purchase of treasury stock $ (2,853,981)       (2,853,981)
Purchase of treasury stock, shares (102,083) (102,083)      
Stock-based compensation $ 118,794   115,298   3,496
Stock-based compensation, shares   246      
Net Income (Loss) 10,898,864     10,898,864  
Balance at Nov. 04, 2023 52,716,298 $ 536,491 10,964,985 70,969,764 (29,754,942)
Balance, shares at Nov. 04, 2023   3,269,075      
Cash dividend (4,903,243)     (4,903,243)  
Purchase of treasury stock $ 0       0
Purchase of treasury stock, shares 0 0      
Stock-based compensation $ 172,206   175,702   (3,496)
Stock-based compensation, shares   (246)      
Net Income (Loss) 8,611,262     8,611,262  
Balance at Nov. 02, 2024 $ 56,596,523 $ 536,491 $ 11,140,687 $ 74,677,783 $ (29,758,438)
Balance, shares at Nov. 02, 2024   3,268,829      
v3.24.4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]    
Cash dividend per common share $ 1.5 $ 1
v3.24.4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 8,611,262 $ 10,898,864
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Depreciation 170,413 153,512
Deferred income taxes 29,646 (46,496)
Undistributed earnings in joint venture - Majestic 21 (96,323) (104,306)
Return on investment in joint venture-Majestic 21 1,600,889 0
Gain on disposal of property (146,000) 0
(Increase) Decrease in fair market value of equity investments (152,118) 61,172
Stock-based compensation 172,206 118,794
Decrease (increase) in:    
Accounts receivable - trade (70,709) (1,576,163)
Inventories 478,754 1,939,395
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 6,145 439,496
Interest receivable (573,146) (309,134)
(Decrease) increase in:    
Accounts payable (65,826) (300,045)
Accrued compensation (192,609) (139,801)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 16,707 66,639
Income taxes payable 31,042 432,061
Customer deposits (2,772,379) (1,510,971)
Net cash provided by operating activities 7,047,954 10,123,017
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (182,132) (506,793)
Purchase certificates of deposit (14,304,000) (11,026,000)
Purchase of property held for resale 0 (26,590)
Purchase of LMC stock for membership in buyers group (15,000) 0
Proceeds from certificates of deposit 11,496,000 4,848,000
Proceeds from disposal of property 146,000 0
Collections on interest receivable 563,594 186,735
Collections on mortgage notes receivable 919 553
Collections on equipment and other notes receivable 0 40,504
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance (208,154) (188,624)
Net cash used in investing activities (2,502,773) (6,672,215)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Payment of cash dividend (4,903,243) (3,370,912)
Purchase of treasury stock 0 (2,853,981)
Net cash used in financing activities (4,903,243) (6,224,893)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (358,062) (2,774,091)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 13,879,358 16,653,449
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 13,521,296 13,879,358
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information:    
Income taxes paid $ 2,800,000 $ 3,000,000
v3.24.4
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure    
Net Income (Loss) $ 8,611,262 $ 10,898,864
v3.24.4
Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
v3.24.4
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
3 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures [Line Items]  
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures Adopted true
v3.24.4
Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy and Governance
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, and Governance [Line Items]  
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes for Assessing, Identifying, and Managing Threats [Text Block]

Item 1C. Cybersecurity

 

The Company's senior management is actively involved in oversight of the Company’s risks and cybersecurity represents an important component of the Company’s overall approach to enterprise risk management (“ERM”). In general, the Company seeks to address cybersecurity risks through an approach that is focused on preserving the confidentiality, security and availability of the information that the Company collects and stores by identifying, preventing and mitigating cybersecurity threats and effectively responding to cybersecurity incidents when they occur.

Risk Management and Strategy

The Company’s cybersecurity program is focused on the following key areas:

Technical Safeguards: The Company deploys technical safeguards that are designed to protect the Company’s information systems from cybersecurity threats, including two factors: authentication, firewalls, anti-malware functionality, email threat protection and access controls, which are evaluated and improved through vulnerability assessments.

Third-Party Risk Management: The Company maintains a risk-based approach to identifying and overseeing cybersecurity risks presented by third parties, including vendors, service providers and other external users of the Company’s systems, as well as the systems of third parties that could adversely impact on our business in the event of a cybersecurity incident affecting those third-party systems.

Education and Awareness: The Company provides training, support and alerts for personnel regarding cybersecurity threats to equip the Company’s personnel with effective tools to address cybersecurity threats, and to communicate the Company’s evolving information security policies, standards, processes and practices.

Governance

Senior management, in coordination with the Company’s third-party service providers specializing in information technology, works collaboratively across the Company to implement a program designed to protect the Company’s information systems from cybersecurity threats and to promptly respond to any cybersecurity incidents. Through ongoing communications with third party service providers, Senior Management monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity threats and incidents.

Cybersecurity incidents have not materially affected the Company's results of operations or financial condition, but we cannot provide assurance that they will not be materially affected in the future by such risks or any future material incidents.

Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Text Block]

The Company's senior management is actively involved in oversight of the Company’s risks and cybersecurity represents an important component of the Company’s overall approach to enterprise risk management (“ERM”). In general, the Company seeks to address cybersecurity risks through an approach that is focused on preserving the confidentiality, security and availability of the information that the Company collects and stores by identifying, preventing and mitigating cybersecurity threats and effectively responding to cybersecurity incidents when they occur.

Cybersecurity Risk Management Third Party Engaged [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Third Party Oversight and Identification Processes [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Materially Affected or Reasonably Likely to Materially Affect Registrant [Flag] false
Cybersecurity Risk Role of Management [Text Block]

Senior management, in coordination with the Company’s third-party service providers specializing in information technology, works collaboratively across the Company to implement a program designed to protect the Company’s information systems from cybersecurity threats and to promptly respond to any cybersecurity incidents. Through ongoing communications with third party service providers, Senior Management monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity threats and incidents.

v3.24.4
Reporting Entity and Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Reporting Entity and Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 1 Reporting Entity and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nobility Homes, Inc. (“Nobility”), its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Prestige Home Centers, Inc. (“Prestige”), and Prestige’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mountain Financial, Inc., an independent insurance agency and licensed mortgage loan originator and Majestic Homes, Inc., (collectively the “Company”). The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of manufactured and modular homes to various dealerships, including its own retail sales centers, and manufactured housing communities throughout Florida. The Company has a manufacturing plant in operation that is located in Ocala, Florida. At November 2, 2024, Prestige operated ten Florida retail sales centers: Ocala (2), Chiefland, Auburndale, Inverness, Hudson, Tavares, Yulee, Panama City and Punta Gorda.

All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP).

Use of EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are based upon management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may take in the future. The Company is subject to uncertainties such as the impact of future events, economic, environmental and political factors and changes in the Company’s business environment; therefore, actual results could differ from these estimates. Accordingly, the accounting estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the Company’s operating environment changes. Changes in estimates are made when circumstances warrant. Such changes in estimates and refinements in estimation methodologies are reflected in the reported financial condition and results of operations; if material, the effects of changes in estimates are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Significant estimates and assumptions by management affect: valuation of inventory homes, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the carrying value of long-lived assets, the provision for income taxes and related deferred tax accounts, certain accrued expenses and contingencies, warranty reserve and stock-based compensation.

Fiscal YearThe Company’s fiscal year ends on the first Saturday on or after October 31. The year ended November 2, 2024 (fiscal year 2024) consisted of a fifty-two-week period and the year ended November 4, 2023 (fiscal year 2023) consisted of a fifty-two-week period.

Revenue Recognition The Company’s revenue comes substantially from the sale of manufactured housing, modular housing and park models, along with freight billed to customers, parts sold and aftermarket services.

The Company recognizes revenue following the comprehensive framework of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (ASU 2014-09), which established a methodology for determining how much revenue to recognize and when it should be recognized through application of the following five-step approach:

1.
Identify the contract(s) with a customer.
2.
Identify each performance obligation in the contract.
3.
Determine the transaction price.
4.
Allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation; and
5.
Recognize revenue when or as each performance obligation is satisfied.

The Company recognizes revenue from its retail sales of new manufactured homes upon the occurrence of the following:

Its receipt of a down payment,
Construction of the home is complete,
Home has been delivered and set up at the retail home buyer’s site, and title has been transferred to the retail home buyer,
Remaining funds have been released by the finance company (financed sales transaction), remaining funds have been committed by the finance company by an agreement with respect to financing obtained by the customer, usually in the form of a written approval for permanent home financing received from a lending institution, (financed construction sales transaction) or cash has been received from the home buyer (cash sales transaction), and
Completion of any other significant obligations.

The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of the repurchased homes upon transfer of title to the new purchaser.

The Company recognizes revenues from its independent dealers upon receiving wholesale floor plan financing or establishing retail credit approval for terms, shipping of the home, and transferring title and risk of loss to the independent dealer. For wholesale shipments to independent dealers, the Company has no obligation to set up the home or to complete any other significant obligations.

The Company recognizes revenues from its wholly owned subsidiary, Mountain Financial, Inc., as follows: commission income (and fees in lieu of commissions) is recorded as of the effective date of insurance coverage or the commission receipt date, whichever is later. Commissions on premiums billed and collected directly by insurance companies are recorded as revenue when received which, in many cases, is the Company’s first notification of amounts earned due to the lack of policy and renewal information. Contingent commissions are recorded as revenue when received. Contingent commissions are commissions paid by insurance underwriters and are based on the estimated profit and/or overall volume of business placed with the underwriter. The data necessary for the calculation of contingent commissions cannot be reasonably obtained prior to the receipt of the commission which, in many cases, is the Company’s first notification of amounts earned. The Company provides appropriate reserves for policy cancellations based on numerous factors, including past transaction history with customers, historical experience, and other information, which is periodically evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary. In the opinion of management, no reserve was deemed necessary for policy cancellations at November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

Sales of homes to affiliated entities that are subject to contingent payment terms are considered inventory consignment arrangements. Revenue from such arrangements is recognized when the homes are sold to the end users and payment is collected by the affiliated entity.

See Note 4 “Related Party Transactions” to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

Revenues by Products and ServicesRevenues by net sales from manufactured housing, pre-owned homes, and insurance agent commissions for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Manufactured housing

 

$

51,247,227

 

 

$

62,564,790

 

Pre-owned homes

 

 

344,141

 

 

 

413,037

 

Insurance agent commissions

 

 

342,254

 

 

 

340,565

 

Total net sales

 

$

51,933,622

 

 

$

63,318,392

 

 

Cash and Cash EquivalentsThe Company considers all money market accounts and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Certificates of Deposit – Certificates of deposits are recorded at cost plus accrued interest.

Accounts Receivable – Accounts receivable are stated at net realizable value. An allowance for credit losses is provided based on prior collection experiences and management’s analysis of specific accounts, as well as current economic conditions and forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. At November 2, 2024 or November 4, 2023, in the opinion of management, no material accounts were considered uncollectible and, accordingly, no allowance was deemed necessary.

Accounts receivable fluctuate due to the number of homes sold to independent dealers. The Company recognizes revenues from its independent dealers upon receiving wholesale floor plan financing or establishing retail credit approval for terms, shipping of the home, and transferring title and risk of loss to the independent dealer.

Investments The Company’s investments consist of equity securities of a public company. Investments with maturities of less than one year are classified as short-term investments. The Company’s equity investment in a public company is classified as “available-for-sale” and carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on these available-for-sale securities are reflected in the statement of income.

Inventories – New home inventory is carried at a lower of cost or net realizable value. Capitalized manufacturing costs on retail manufactured homes built by the company are valued at manufacturing cost, including materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead, or net purchase price if acquired from unaffiliated third parties. The cost of finished home inventories determined on the specific identification method is removed from inventories and recorded as a component of cost of sales at the time revenue is recognized.

Under the specific identification method, if finished home inventory can be sold for a profit there is no basis to write down the inventory below the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Other pre-owned homes are acquired (Repossessions Inventory) as a convenience to the Company’s joint venture partner, 21st Mortgage Corporation. This inventory has been repossessed by 21st Mortgage Corporation or through mortgage foreclosure. The Company acquired this inventory at the amount of the uncollected balance of the financing at the time of the foreclosure/repossessions by 21st Mortgage Corporation. The Company records this inventory at a cost determined by the specific identification method. All of the refurbishment costs are paid by 21st Mortgage Corporation. This arrangement assists 21st Mortgage Corporation with liquidation of their repossessed inventory. The timing of these repurchases by the Company is unpredictable as it is based on the repossessions 21st Mortgage Corporation incurs in the portfolio. When the home is sold, the Company retains the cost of the home, an interest factor on the cost of the home and a sales commission, from the sales proceeds. Any additional proceeds are paid to 21st Mortgage. Any shortfall from the proceeds to cover these amounts is paid by 21st Mortgage to the Company. As the Company has no risk of loss on the sale, there is no valuation allowance necessary for repossessions inventory.

Inventory held at consignment locations by affiliated entities is included in the Company’s inventory on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company had no consigned inventory as of November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

Pre-owned homes are also taken as trade-ins on new home sales (Trade-in Inventory). This inventory is recorded at estimated actual wholesale value, which is generally lower than market value, determined on the specific identification method, plus refurbishment costs incurred to date to bring the inventory to a more saleable state. The Trade-in Inventory amount is reduced where necessary on a unit specific basis by a valuation reserve, which management believes results in inventory being valued at net realizable value.

Other inventory costs are determined on a first-in, first-out basis.

See Note 6 “Inventories” to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

Property, Plant and Equipment – Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Routine maintenance and repairs are charged to expense when incurred. Major replacements and improvements are capitalized. Gains or losses are credited or charged to earnings upon disposition.

Investment in Majestic 21 Majestic 21 was formed in 1997 as a joint venture with our joint venture partner, an unrelated entity, 21st Mortgage Corporation (“21st Mortgage”). We have been allocated our share of net income and distributions on a 50/50 basis since Majestic 21’s formation. While Majestic 21 has been deemed to be a variable interest entity, the Company only holds a 50% interest in this entity and all allocations of profit and loss are on a 50/50 basis. Since all allocations are to be made on a 50/50 basis and joint decisions with the joint venture partner are made which most significantly impact Majestic 21 economic performance therefore, the Company is not required to consolidate Majestic 21 with the accounts of Nobility Homes in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No. 810, “Consolidations” (ASC 810). Management believes that the Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with Majestic 21 is its investment in the joint venture. Based on management’s evaluation, there was no impairment of this investment at November 2, 2024 or November 4, 2023.

The Company entered into an arrangement in 2002 with 21st Mortgage to repurchase certain pre-owned homes. Under this arrangement or any other arrangement, the Company is not obligated to repurchase any foreclosed/repossessed units of Majestic 21 as it does not have a repurchase agreement or any other guarantees with Majestic 21. However, the Company buys from 21st Mortgage foreclosed/repossessed units from the Majestic 21 portfolio and acts as a remarketing agent. It resells those units through the Company’s network of retail centers which management believes benefits the historical loss experience of the joint venture. The only impact on the Company’s operations from this arrangement are commissions earned on the resale of these units and interest earned for the Company’s carrying costs of the units while in inventory.

See Note 14 “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets – In the event that facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, an evaluation of recoverability is performed by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset to the asset’s carrying amount to determine if a write-down is required. If such evaluations indicate that the future undiscounted cash flows of certain long-lived assets are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of such assets, the assets are adjusted to their fair values.

Customer Deposits – A retail customer is required to make a down payment ranging from $500 to 35% of the retail contract price based upon the creditworthiness of the customer. The retail customer receives the full down payment back when the customer is not

able to obtain retail financing. If the retail customer receives retail financing and decides not to go through with the retail sale, the Company can withhold 20% of the retail contract price. The Company does not typically receive any deposits from independent dealers.

Company Owned Life Insurance – The Company has purchased life insurance policies for a key executive. Company owned life insurance is recorded at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement.

Warranty Costs – The Company provides a warranty as the manufactured homes are sold. Amounts related to these warranties for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Beginning accrued warranty expense

 

$125,000

 

$125,000

Less: reduction for payments

 

(659,625)

 

(571,441)

Plus: additions to accrual

 

695,625

 

571,441

Ending accrued warranty expense

 

$161,000

 

$125,000

 

The Company’s limited warranty covers substantial defects in material or workmanship in specified components of the home including structural elements, plumbing systems, electrical systems, and heating and cooling systems which are supplied by the Company that may occur under normal use and service during a period of twelve (12) months from the date of delivery to the original homeowner, and applies to the original homeowner or any subsequent homeowner to whom this product is transferred during the duration of this twelve (12) month period.

The Company tracks the warranty claims per home. Based on the history of the warranty claims, the Company has determined that a majority of warranty claims usually occur within the first three months after the home is sold. The Company determines its warranty accrual using the last three months of home sales. Accrued warranty costs are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Accrued Home Setup Costs – Accrued home setup costs represent amounts due to vendors and/or independent contractors for various items related to the actual setup of the home on the retail home buyers’ site. These costs include appliances, air conditioners, electrical/plumbing hook-ups, furniture, insurance, impact/permit fees, land/home fees, extended service plan, freight, skirting, steps, well, septic tanks and other setup costs and are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Stock-Based Compensation – The Company has a stock incentive plan (the “Plan”) which authorizes the issuance of options to purchase common stock. Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as an expense over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (usually the vesting period).

Rebate Program – The Company has a rebate program for some dealers based upon the number and type of home purchased, which pays rebates based upon sales volume to the dealers. Volume rebates are recorded as a reduction of sales in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The rebate liability is calculated and recognized as eligible homes are sold based upon factors surrounding the activity and prior experience of specific dealers and is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. There were no rebates earned by dealers during fiscal years 2024 and 2023.

Advertising – Advertising for Prestige retail sales centers consists primarily of internet, newspaper, radio and television advertising. All costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses amounted to approximately $188,516 and $125,067 for the fiscal years 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Income Taxes – The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing the asset and liability method. This approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

Net Income per Share – These financial statements include “basic” and “diluted” net income per share information for all periods presented. The basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding. The diluted net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding, adjusted for dilutive common shares.

Shipping and Handling CostsNet sales include the revenue related to shipping and handling charges billed to customers. The related costs associated with shipping and handling is included as a component of cost of goods sold.

Segments – The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews financial information on a company-wide or consolidated basis. Accordingly, the Company accounts for its operations in accordance with FASB ASC No. 280, “Segment Reporting.” No segment disclosures have been made as the Company considers its business activities as a single segment.

Major CustomersThere were no customers that accounted for more than 10% of our total net sales in fiscal year 2024.

Concentration of Credit Risk – The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments and accounts receivable. At times, the Company’s deposits may exceed federally insured limits. However, the Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk in these accounts. The majority of the Company’s sales are credit sales which are made primarily to customers whose ability to pay is dependent upon the industry economics prevailing in the areas where they operate; however, concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivables is limited due to generally short payment terms. The Company also performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers to help further reduce credit risk. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses when deemed necessary and such losses have historically been within management’s expectations.

Concentration of Retail Financing Sources There are two national lenders that service the manufactured housing industry with several others who specialize in government insured loans (Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA, etc.). With only a few lenders dedicated to our industry, the loss of any of them could adversely affect our retail sales.

Recently Adopted Accounting StandardsIn June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016 - 13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses," which introduced new guidance for an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. This standard was effective for the Company beginning November 5, 2023. There was no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures", which expands disclosures about a public entity’s reportable segments and requires more enhanced information about a reportable segment’s expenses, interim segment profit or loss, and how a public entity’s chief operating decision maker uses reported segment profit or loss information in assessing segment performance and allocating resources. The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023 (fiscal 2025). We are assessing the effect of this update on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures", which expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and regarding cash taxes paid to the U.S. Government. The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 (fiscal 2026). We are assessing the effect of this update on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.

v3.24.4
Investments
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments

NOTE 2 Investments

The following is a summary of short-term investments for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2, 2024

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Estimated Fair
Value

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

167,930

 

 

$

512,087

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

680,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 4, 2023

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Estimated Fair
Value

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

167,930

 

 

$

359,969

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

527,899

 

 

The fair values were estimated based on unadjusted quoted prices at each respective period end.

v3.24.4
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Values of Financial Instruments

NOTE 3 Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

The Company accounts for the fair value of financial instruments in accordance with FASB ASC No. 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (ASC 820).

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 requires disclosures that categorize assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the assumptions (i.e., inputs) used in the valuation. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input significant to the fair value measurement. The ASC 820 fair value hierarchy is defined as follows:

Level 1—Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2—Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices in markets that are not active for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3—Valuations are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

The following table represents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities which are carried at fair value for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2, 2024

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

680,017

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 4, 2023

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

527,899

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

v3.24.4
Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

NOTE 4 Related Party Transactions

Affiliated Entities

TLT, Inc. – Our President and Chairman of the Board of Directors (“President”) and the Executive Vice President each own 50% of the stock of TLT, Inc. TLT, Inc. is the general partner of limited partnerships which are developing manufactured housing communities in Central Florida (the “TLT Communities”). Our President owns between a 24.75% and a 56.0% direct and indirect interest in each of these limited partnerships. Our Executive Vice President owns between a 23.0% and a 57.75% direct and indirect interest in each of these limited partnerships. The TLT Communities have purchased manufactured homes exclusively from the Company since 1990. Sales to TLT Communities were not significant during fiscal years 2024 and 2023.

Repurchase of Common Stock – In June 2023, the Company repurchased 100,000 shares of common stock from our President at $27.97 per share.

v3.24.4
Other Investments
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Text Block [Abstract]  
Other Investments

NOTE 5 Other Investments

Investment in Joint Venture – Majestic 21During fiscal 1997, the Company contributed $250,000 for a 50% interest in a joint venture engaged in providing mortgage financing on manufactured homes. This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

While Majestic 21 has been deemed to be a variable interest entity, the Company only holds a 50% interest in this entity and all allocations of profit and loss are on a 50/50 basis. Since all allocations are to be made on a 50/50 basis and the Company’s maximum exposure is limited to its investment in Majestic 21, management has concluded that the Company would not absorb a majority of Majestic 21’s expected losses nor receive a majority of Majestic 21’s expected residual returns; therefore, the Company is not required to consolidate Majestic 21 with the accounts of Nobility Homes in accordance with ASC 810.

See Note 14 “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” to the Company’s financial statement included herein.

 

The Company received a one-time distribution of approximately $1.6 million in first quarter of 2024, from 21st Mortgage Corporation, representing our 50% of the excess capital in the portfolio. We received no distributions from the Majestic 21 joint venture in fiscal year 2023.

With regard to our investment in Majestic 21, there are no differences between our investment balance and the amount of underlying equity in net assets owned by Majestic 21.

v3.24.4
Inventories
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

NOTE 6 Inventories

A breakdown of the elements of inventory for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

2024

 

2023

Raw materials

 

$1,180,659

 

$1,203,672

Work-in-process

 

144,959

 

146,969

Finished homes - Nobility manufactured

 

12,126,215

 

10,144,045

Finished homes - Other manufactures

 

6,349,717

 

8,817,086

Pre-owned homes

 

962,209

 

947,457

Model home furniture

 

275,585

 

258,869

Inventories

 

$21,039,344

 

$21,518,098

v3.24.4
Property, Plant and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment

NOTE 7 Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, along with their estimated useful lives and related accumulated depreciation are summarized for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

Range of Lives in

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

Years

 

2024

 

2023

Land

 

-

 

$4,872,382

 

$4,872,382

Land improvements

 

10-20

 

1,277,025

 

1,253,025

Buildings and improvements

 

15-40

 

2,587,645

 

2,584,852

Machinery and equipment

 

3-10

 

1,089,934

 

1,064,827

Furniture and fixtures

 

3-10

 

301,889

 

301,889

Frame shop

 

-

 

1,753,375

 

1,713,901

 

 

 

11,882,250

 

11,790,876

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(3,601,555)

 

(3,521,900)

 

 

 

$8,280,695

 

$8,268,976

 

Depreciation expenses during the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023 totaled $170,413 and $153,512, respectively.

v3.24.4
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

NOTE 8 Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are comprised for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

2024

 

2023

Accrued warranty expense

 

$161,000

 

$125,000

Accrued property and sales taxes

 

325,154

 

294,874

Other accrued expenses

 

1,339,888

 

1,389,461

Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

$1,826,042

 

$1,809,335

v3.24.4
Proceeds Received Under Escrow Arrangement
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Text Block [Abstract]  
Proceeds Received Under Escrow Arrangement

NOTE 9 Proceeds Received Under Escrow Arrangement

The Company received $147,155 in fiscal year 2024 and $239,736 in fiscal year 2023 under an escrow arrangement related to a Finance Revenue Sharing Agreement between 21st Mortgage Corporation and the Company. The distributions from the escrow account, related to certain loans financed by 21st Mortgage Corporation, are recorded in income by the Company when received, which has been the Company’s past practice.

v3.24.4
Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

NOTE 10 Income Taxes

The Company computes income tax expense using the liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are provided, to the extent considered realizable by management, for basis differences of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes.

The Company follows guidance issued by the FASB with respect to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more-likely-than-not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more-likely-than-not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as income tax of the state of Florida. The Company’s income tax returns for the past three years are subject to examination by tax authorities and may change upon examination.

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities. The estimate of the Company’s tax liabilities relating to uncertain tax positions requires management to assess uncertainties and to make judgments about the application of complex tax laws and regulations. We

recognize interest and penalties relating to income taxes as components of income tax expense. At November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023, management has determined there are no material uncertain tax positions, and does not anticipate any significant change within twelve months of this reporting date.

The provision for income taxes for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Current tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

2,219,829

 

 

$

2,920,036

 

State

 

 

611,212

 

 

 

807,025

 

Deferred tax (benefit)

 

 

29,646

 

 

 

(46,496

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

2,860,687

 

 

$

3,680,565

 

 

The following table shows the reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax rate and the actual provision for income taxes for the years ended at November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Provision—federal statutory tax rate

 

$

2,406,200

 

 

$

3,061,771

 

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

State taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

497,854

 

 

 

633,495

 

        Other

 

 

(43,367

)

 

 

(14,701

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

2,860,687

 

 

$

3,680,565

 

 

The types of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts and the related deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 3, 2024.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid Expenses .

 

$

15,150

 

 

$

14,995

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

216,892

 

 

 

236,617

 

Other assets

 

 

24,611

 

 

 

34,399

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

89,223

 

 

 

63,741

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

345,876

 

 

 

349,752

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

(105,190

)

 

 

(100,739

)

Carrying value of investments

 

 

(130,400

)

 

 

(90,908

)

Amortization

 

 

(39,610

)

 

 

(39,374

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(10,048

)

 

 

(28,457

)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

60,628

 

 

$

90,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These amounts are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the following captions for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Non-current assets (liabilities):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

345,876

 

 

 

349,752

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(285,248

)

 

 

(259,478

)

Net non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

 

60,628

 

 

 

90,274

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

60,628

 

 

$

90,274

 

 

In assessing the ability to realize a portion of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. For fiscal years 2024 and 2023, the Company determined that a valuation reserve for the Company’s deferred tax assets was not considered necessary as the deferred tax assets were fully realizable.

v3.24.4
Stockholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

NOTE 11 Stockholders’ Equity

Authorized preferred stock may be issued in series with rights and preferences designated by the Board of Directors at the time it authorizes the issuance of such stock. The Company has never issued any preferred stock. Treasury stock is recorded at cost and is presented as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company repurchased no shares of its common stock in fiscal year 2024, except we reclassed 246 shares of common stock to treasury stock due to a cancellation of a stock award. The Company repurchased 102,083 shares of its common stock during fiscal years 2023.

v3.24.4
Stock Option Plan
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock Option Plan

NOTE 12 Stock Option Plan

In June 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted, and the Company’s shareholders later approved, the Nobility Homes, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), providing for the issuance of options to purchase shares of common stock, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards to employees and non-employee directors. A total of 300,000 shares were reserved for issuance under the Plan, all of which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options. The Plan was amended by the Board of Directors to extend the termination date from June 2021 until June 1, 2026. At November 2, 2024, 194,590 options were available for future grant under the Plan and 87,360 options were outstanding.

The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The cost is to be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide a service in exchange for the award (usually the vesting period). The grant date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments will be estimated using option-pricing models adjusted for the unique characteristics of those instruments (unless observable market prices for the same or similar instruments are available). If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification. During fiscal years 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized compensation costs related to the vesting of stock options of approximately $172,206 and $118,794 respectively.

A summary of information with respect to options granted is as follows:

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Stock Option Price Range

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Outstanding at November 5, 2022

 

 

66,200

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

27.37

 

 

$

498,844

 

Granted

 

 

29,300

 

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

223,214

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled

 

 

21,242

 

 

 

24.00  - 33.10

 

 

 

26.21

 

 

 

156,903

 

Outstanding at November 4, 2023

 

 

74,258

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

26.46

 

 

$

565,155

 

Granted

 

 

29,850

 

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

308,649

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled

 

 

16,748

 

 

 

24.00  - 33.10

 

 

 

25.41

 

 

 

117,613

 

Outstanding at November 2, 2024

 

 

87,360

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

$

756,191

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable Company options was $81,611, and the aggregate intrinsic value of all outstanding in-the-money options was $266,145 at November 2, 2024, which is the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of fiscal year 2024 and the exercise price times the number of shares, that would have been received by the option holder had the option holder exercised their options on November 2, 2024.

The following table summarizes information about the outstanding stock options for the year ended November 2, 2024:

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

 

Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life (years)

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Number Exercisable

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

$

24.00

 

 

 

7,560

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

24.00

 

 

 

5,292

 

 

$

24.00

 

$

25.75

 

 

 

12,650

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

25.75

 

 

 

5,693

 

 

 

25.75

 

$

33.10

 

 

 

15,550

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

33.10

 

 

 

3,888

 

 

 

33.10

 

$

24.25

 

 

 

21,750

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

2,175

 

 

 

24.25

 

$

32.00

 

 

 

29,850

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

 

87,360

 

 

 

3.61

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

 

17,048

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

The fair value of each option is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which values options based on the stock price at the grant date, the expected life of the option, the estimated volatility of the stock, expected dividend payments, and the risk-free interest rate over the expected life of the option. The expected volatility was determined considering the Company’s historical stock prices for the fiscal year the grant occurred and prior fiscal years for a period equal to the expected life of the option. The risk-free interest rate was the rate available on zero coupon U.S. government obligations with a term equal to the expected life of the option. The expected life of the option was estimated based on the exercise history from previous grants.

v3.24.4
Employee Benefit Plan
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plan

NOTE 13 Employee Benefit Plan

The Company has a defined contribution retirement plan (the “Plan”) qualifying under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan covers employees who have met certain service requirements. The Company makes a discretionary matching contribution, up to a maximum of 6% of an employee’s compensation. The contribution expense charged to operations amounted to approximately $226,004 and $226,370 in fiscal years 2024 and 2023, respectively.

v3.24.4
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

NOTE 14 Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Operating Leases – The Company leases the property for two Prestige retail sales centers from various unrelated entities under operating lease agreements. One of the operating lease agreement is month to month and the other is a one year lease expiring in October 2025. The Company also leases certain equipment under unrelated operating leases.

Other Contingent Liabilities – Certain claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business have been filed or are pending against the Company. In the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Accordingly, the Company has an accrual provision of $144,392 for litigation settlements in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The Company does not maintain casualty insurance on some of its property, including the inventory at our retail centers, our plant machinery and plant equipment and is at risk for those types of losses.
v3.24.4
Reporting Entity and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Revenues by Products and Services Revenues by net sales from manufactured housing, pre-owned homes, and insurance agent commissions for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Manufactured housing

 

$

51,247,227

 

 

$

62,564,790

 

Pre-owned homes

 

 

344,141

 

 

 

413,037

 

Insurance agent commissions

 

 

342,254

 

 

 

340,565

 

Total net sales

 

$

51,933,622

 

 

$

63,318,392

 

Summary of Amounts Related to Limited Warranty Amounts related to these warranties for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Beginning accrued warranty expense

 

$125,000

 

$125,000

Less: reduction for payments

 

(659,625)

 

(571,441)

Plus: additions to accrual

 

695,625

 

571,441

Ending accrued warranty expense

 

$161,000

 

$125,000

v3.24.4
Investments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Summary of Short-term Investments

The following is a summary of short-term investments for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2, 2024

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Estimated Fair
Value

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

167,930

 

 

$

512,087

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

680,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 4, 2023

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Estimated Fair
Value

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

167,930

 

 

$

359,969

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

527,899

 

v3.24.4
Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

The following table represents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities which are carried at fair value for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

November 2, 2024

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

680,017

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 4, 2023

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Equity securities in a public company

 

$

527,899

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

v3.24.4
Inventories (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Breakdown of Elements of Inventory

A breakdown of the elements of inventory for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

2024

 

2023

Raw materials

 

$1,180,659

 

$1,203,672

Work-in-process

 

144,959

 

146,969

Finished homes - Nobility manufactured

 

12,126,215

 

10,144,045

Finished homes - Other manufactures

 

6,349,717

 

8,817,086

Pre-owned homes

 

962,209

 

947,457

Model home furniture

 

275,585

 

258,869

Inventories

 

$21,039,344

 

$21,518,098

v3.24.4
Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment with Estimated Useful Lives and Related Accumulated Depreciation

Property, plant and equipment, along with their estimated useful lives and related accumulated depreciation are summarized for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

Range of Lives in

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

Years

 

2024

 

2023

Land

 

-

 

$4,872,382

 

$4,872,382

Land improvements

 

10-20

 

1,277,025

 

1,253,025

Buildings and improvements

 

15-40

 

2,587,645

 

2,584,852

Machinery and equipment

 

3-10

 

1,089,934

 

1,064,827

Furniture and fixtures

 

3-10

 

301,889

 

301,889

Frame shop

 

-

 

1,753,375

 

1,713,901

 

 

 

11,882,250

 

11,790,876

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(3,601,555)

 

(3,521,900)

 

 

 

$8,280,695

 

$8,268,976

v3.24.4
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities are comprised for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

November 4,

 

2024

 

2023

Accrued warranty expense

 

$161,000

 

$125,000

Accrued property and sales taxes

 

325,154

 

294,874

Other accrued expenses

 

1,339,888

 

1,389,461

Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

$1,826,042

 

$1,809,335

v3.24.4
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Current tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

2,219,829

 

 

$

2,920,036

 

State

 

 

611,212

 

 

 

807,025

 

Deferred tax (benefit)

 

 

29,646

 

 

 

(46,496

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

2,860,687

 

 

$

3,680,565

 

Reconciliation Between Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate and Actual Provision for Income Taxes

The following table shows the reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax rate and the actual provision for income taxes for the years ended at November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Provision—federal statutory tax rate

 

$

2,406,200

 

 

$

3,061,771

 

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

State taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

497,854

 

 

 

633,495

 

        Other

 

 

(43,367

)

 

 

(14,701

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

2,860,687

 

 

$

3,680,565

 

Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities

The types of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts and the related deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 3, 2024.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid Expenses .

 

$

15,150

 

 

$

14,995

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

216,892

 

 

 

236,617

 

Other assets

 

 

24,611

 

 

 

34,399

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

89,223

 

 

 

63,741

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

345,876

 

 

 

349,752

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

(105,190

)

 

 

(100,739

)

Carrying value of investments

 

 

(130,400

)

 

 

(90,908

)

Amortization

 

 

(39,610

)

 

 

(39,374

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(10,048

)

 

 

(28,457

)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

60,628

 

 

$

90,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accompanying Deferred Non-current Tax Assets and Liabilities in Consolidated Balance Sheet

These amounts are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the following captions for the years ended November 2, 2024 and November 4, 2023.

 

 

 

November 2,

 

 

November 4,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Non-current assets (liabilities):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

345,876

 

 

 

349,752

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(285,248

)

 

 

(259,478

)

Net non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

 

60,628

 

 

 

90,274

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

60,628

 

 

$

90,274

 

v3.24.4
Stock Option Plan (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Options Granted

A summary of information with respect to options granted is as follows:

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Stock Option Price Range

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Outstanding at November 5, 2022

 

 

66,200

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

27.37

 

 

$

498,844

 

Granted

 

 

29,300

 

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

223,214

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled

 

 

21,242

 

 

 

24.00  - 33.10

 

 

 

26.21

 

 

 

156,903

 

Outstanding at November 4, 2023

 

 

74,258

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

26.46

 

 

$

565,155

 

Granted

 

 

29,850

 

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

308,649

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled

 

 

16,748

 

 

 

24.00  - 33.10

 

 

 

25.41

 

 

 

117,613

 

Outstanding at November 2, 2024

 

 

87,360

 

 

 

$ 24.00  - 33.10

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

$

756,191

 

Outstanding Stock Options

The following table summarizes information about the outstanding stock options for the year ended November 2, 2024:

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

 

Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life (years)

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Number Exercisable

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

$

24.00

 

 

 

7,560

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

24.00

 

 

 

5,292

 

 

$

24.00

 

$

25.75

 

 

 

12,650

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

25.75

 

 

 

5,693

 

 

 

25.75

 

$

33.10

 

 

 

15,550

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

33.10

 

 

 

3,888

 

 

 

33.10

 

$

24.25

 

 

 

21,750

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

24.25

 

 

 

2,175

 

 

 

24.25

 

$

32.00

 

 

 

29,850

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.00

 

 

 

 

87,360

 

 

 

3.61

 

 

$

28.67

 

 

 

17,048

 

 

$

28.67

 

v3.24.4
Reporting Entity and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
USD ($)
Retailer
Nov. 04, 2023
USD ($)
Schedule Of Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Number of retail centers | Retailer 10  
Down payment by retail customers $ 500  
Percentage of retail contract price 35.00%  
Percentage of retail contract price withhold by company 20.00%  
Warranty period of homes 12 months  
Rebate liability $ 0 $ 0
Advertising expense 188,516 125,067
Inventory consigned to affiliated entities $ 0 0
Real Estate Investment Trust One [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]    
Schedule Of Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Percentage of sales from major customers 10.00%  
Majestic 21 [Member]    
Schedule Of Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Variable Interest Entity 50.00%  
Impairment charges related to Investment in Majestic 21 $ 0 $ 0
Percentage of ownership interest 50.00%  
v3.24.4
Reporting Entity and Significant Accounting Policies - Revenues by Products and Services (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Sales Information [Line Items]    
Sales to TLT Communities $ 51,933,622 $ 63,318,392
Manufactured Housing [Member]    
Sales Information [Line Items]    
Sales to TLT Communities 51,247,227 62,564,790
Pre-Owned Homes [Member]    
Sales Information [Line Items]    
Sales to TLT Communities 344,141 413,037
Insurance Agent Commissions [Member]    
Sales Information [Line Items]    
Sales to TLT Communities $ 342,254 $ 340,565
v3.24.4
Reporting Entity and Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Amounts Related to Limited Warranty (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Beginning accrued warranty expense $ 125,000 $ 125,000
Less: reduction for payments (659,625) (571,441)
Plus: additions to accrual 695,625 571,441
Ending accrued warranty expense $ 161,000 $ 125,000
v3.24.4
Investments - Summary of Short-term Investments (Detail) - USD ($)
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost $ 167,930 $ 167,930
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 512,087 359,969
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 0 0
Short-term investments $ 680,017 $ 527,899
v3.24.4
Fair Values of Financial Instruments - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($)
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
Equity securities in a public company $ 680,017 $ 527,899
Level 1 [Member]    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
Equity securities in a public company 680,017 527,899
Level 2 [Member]    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
Equity securities in a public company 0 0
Level 3 [Member]    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
Equity securities in a public company $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.4
Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Repurchased shares of common stock   0 102,083
TLT Incorporation [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Percentage of ownership interest   50.00%  
President [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Repurchased shares of common stock 100,000    
Purchase price of common stock $ 27.97    
President [Member] | TLT Incorporation [Member] | Minimum Range [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Percentage of ownership interest   24.75%  
President [Member] | TLT Incorporation [Member] | Maximum Range [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Percentage of ownership interest   56.00%  
Executive Vice President [Member] | TLT Incorporation [Member] | Minimum Range [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Percentage of ownership interest   23.00%  
Executive Vice President [Member] | TLT Incorporation [Member] | Maximum Range [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Percentage of ownership interest   57.75%  
v3.24.4
Other Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2024
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Distributions from joint venture - Majestic 21 $ 1,600,000   $ 0
Amount invested in joint venture - Majestic 21   $ 250,000  
Percentage of excess capital 50.00%    
Majestic 21 [Member]      
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   50.00%  
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage   50.00%  
Profit and loss basis point   50/50 basis  
v3.24.4
Inventories - Summary of Breakdown of Elements of Inventory (Detail) - USD ($)
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]    
Raw materials $ 1,180,659 $ 1,203,672
Work-in-process 144,959 146,969
Finished homes - Nobility manufactured 12,126,215 10,144,045
Finished homes - Other manufactures 6,349,717 8,817,086
Pre-owned homes 962,209 947,457
Model home furniture 275,585 258,869
Inventories $ 21,039,344 $ 21,518,098
v3.24.4
Property, Plant and Equipment - Property, Plant and Equipment with Estimated Useful Lives and Related Accumulated Depreciation (Detail) - USD ($)
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, gross $ 11,882,250 $ 11,790,876
Less accumulated depreciation (3,601,555) (3,521,900)
Property plant and equipment, net 8,280,695 8,268,976
Land [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, gross 4,872,382 4,872,382
Land Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, gross 1,277,025 1,253,025
Building and Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, gross 2,587,645 2,584,852
Machinery and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, gross 1,089,934 1,064,827
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, gross 301,889 301,889
Frame Shop [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, gross $ 1,753,375 $ 1,713,901
Minimum Range [Member] | Land Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, estimated useful life 10 years  
Minimum Range [Member] | Building and Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, estimated useful life 15 years  
Minimum Range [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, estimated useful life 3 years  
Minimum Range [Member] | Furniture and Fixtures [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, estimated useful life 3 years  
Maximum Range [Member] | Land Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, estimated useful life 20 years  
Maximum Range [Member] | Building and Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, estimated useful life 40 years  
Maximum Range [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, estimated useful life 10 years  
Maximum Range [Member] | Furniture and Fixtures [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property plant and equipment, estimated useful life 10 years  
v3.24.4
Property Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]    
Depreciation expense $ 170,413 $ 153,512
v3.24.4
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities - Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($)
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]    
Accrued warranty expense $ 161,000 $ 125,000
Accrued property and sales taxes 325,154 294,874
Other accrued expenses 1,339,888 1,389,461
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 1,826,042 $ 1,809,335
v3.24.4
Proceeds Received Under Escrow Arrangement - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Proceeds received under escrow arrangement $ 147,155 $ 239,736
Majestic 21 [Member]    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Proceeds received under escrow arrangement $ 147,155 $ 239,736
v3.24.4
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
USD ($)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Percentage of tax benefit 50.00%
Tax benefit $ 0
v3.24.4
Income Taxes - Summary of Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Current tax expense:    
Federal $ 2,219,829 $ 2,920,036
State 611,212 807,025
Deferred tax (benefit) 29,646 (46,496)
Provision for income taxes $ 2,860,687 $ 3,680,565
v3.24.4
Income Taxes - Reconciliation between Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate and Actual Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Provision—federal statutory tax rate $ 2,406,200 $ 3,061,771
Increase (decrease) resulting from:    
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit 497,854 633,495
Other (43,367) (14,701)
Provision for income taxes $ 2,860,687 $ 3,680,565
v3.24.4
Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($)
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Deferred tax assets:    
Prepaid Expenses $ 15,150 $ 14,995
Accrued expenses 216,892 236,617
Other assets 24,611 34,399
Stock-based compensation 89,223 63,741
Total deferred tax assets 345,876 349,752
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Depreciation (105,190) (100,739)
Carrying value of investments (130,400) (90,908)
Amortization (39,610) (39,374)
Prepaid expenses (10,048) (28,457)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) $ 60,628 $ 90,274
v3.24.4
Income Taxes - Accompanying Deferred Non-current Tax Assets and Liabilities in Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($)
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Non-current assets (liabilities):    
Deferred tax assets $ 345,876 $ 349,752
Deferred tax liabilities (285,248) (259,478)
Net non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities) 60,628 90,274
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) $ 60,628 $ 90,274
v3.24.4
Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - shares
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Equity [Abstract]    
Repurchased shares of common stock 0 102,083
Reclassification of common stock to treasury stock due to cancellation of stock award 246  
v3.24.4
Stock Option Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Nov. 05, 2022
Jun. 30, 2011
Shares reserved for issuance 194,590     300,000
Options outstanding, shares outstanding 87,360 74,258 66,200  
Compensation cost related to the vesting of stock options $ 172,206 $ 118,794    
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable options 81,611      
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding in-the-money options $ 266,145      
Stock Incentive Plan [Member]        
Options outstanding, shares outstanding 87,360      
v3.24.4
Stock Option Plan - Option Granted (Detail) - $ / shares
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Outstanding Beginning, Number of Shares 74,258 66,200
Granted, Number of Shares 29,850 29,300
Exercised, Number of Shares 0 0
Canceled, Number of Shares 16,748 21,242
Outstanding Ending, Number of Shares 87,360 74,258
Granted, Stock Option Price Range $ 32 $ 24.25
Outstanding Beginning, Weighted Average Exercise Price 26.46 27.37
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price 32 24.25
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price 0 0
Canceled, Weighted Average Exercise Price 25.41 26.21
Outstanding Ending, Weighted Average Exercise Price 28.67 26.46
Outstanding Beginning, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 565,155 498,844
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 308,649 223,214
Exercised, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 0  
Canceled, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 117,613 156,903
Outstanding Ending, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 756,191 565,155
Minimum Range [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Outstanding Beginning, Stock Option Price Range 24 24
Canceled, Stock Option Price Range 24 24
Outstanding Ending, Stock Option Price Range 24 24
Maximum Range [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Outstanding Beginning, Stock Option Price Range 33.1 33.1
Canceled, Stock Option Price Range 33.1 33.1
Outstanding Ending, Stock Option Price Range $ 33.1 $ 33.1
v3.24.4
Stock Option Plan - Outstanding Stock Options (Detail) - $ / shares
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Nov. 05, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options Outstanding, Shares Outstanding 87,360 74,258 66,200
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) 3 years 7 months 9 days    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 28.67    
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable 17,048    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 28.67    
Range One [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options Outstanding, Exercise Price $ 24    
Options Outstanding, Shares Outstanding 7,560    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) 1 year    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 24    
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable 5,292    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 24    
Range Two [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options Outstanding, Exercise Price $ 25.75    
Options Outstanding, Shares Outstanding 12,650    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) 2 years    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 25.75    
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable 5,693    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 25.75    
Range Three [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options Outstanding, Exercise Price $ 33.1    
Options Outstanding, Shares Outstanding 15,550    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) 3 years    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 33.1    
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable 3,888    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 33.1    
Range Four [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options Outstanding, Exercise Price $ 24.25    
Options Outstanding, Shares Outstanding 21,750    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) 4 years    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 24.25    
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable 2,175    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 24.25    
Range Five [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options Outstanding, Exercise Price $ 32    
Options Outstanding, Shares Outstanding 29,850    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) 5 years    
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 32    
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable 0    
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 32    
v3.24.4
Employee Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Nov. 04, 2023
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Maximum employee compensation 6.00%  
Contribution expense charged to operations $ 226,004 $ 226,370
v3.24.4
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
RetailSalesCenters
Nov. 02, 2024
USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]    
Accrual provision for litigation settlements | $   $ 144,392
Number of leases property | RetailSalesCenters 2  
Lease expiration date   2025-10

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